fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agodon't be a cowardmander.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down16
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minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoBut what if the human form is a prerequisite for evolving into the space age? We wouldn’t need so many tools if we were strong as a crab to begin with
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoI’ve never seen a crab measure thousandths of an inch, or back a Phillip’s head screw out of a hole with their crab strength. Tools are still required.
minus-squarelowleveldata@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoThe premise is that they won’t invent advanced things such as screws because the survival pressure is less intense
But what if the human form is a prerequisite for evolving into the space age? We wouldn’t need so many tools if we were strong as a crab to begin with
I’ve never seen a crab measure thousandths of an inch, or back a Phillip’s head screw out of a hole with their crab strength. Tools are still required.
The premise is that they won’t invent advanced things such as screws because the survival pressure is less intense