Evolution of Feet.

kneemos

Evolution gets rid of things we don't use so will the foot evolve into a toeless shoe shaped object.

Tigger

no, no it won't.

I hope not.....we'd have nothing to give stupid thread starters in the hole

19543261

Thats not how evolution works. Thats like saying will evolution get rid of the tips of our ears and fuse it into the sides of our heads. We dont use the tips of our ears, right?

kneemos

19543261 wrote: »

Thats not how evolution works. Thats like saying will evolution get rid of the tips of our ears and fuse it into the sides of our heads. We dont use the tips of our ears, right?

Ears are for catching sound,they're supposed to stick out.

robman60

If enough successive skanger generations shoot up heroin, the foot will evolve into an oversized Airmax runner.

Tin Foil Hat

kneemos wrote: »

Evolution gets rid of things we don't use so will the foot evolve into a toeless shoe shaped object.

You must have a really funny walk.

Mr. Incognito

You can't balance great without your big toe

http://www.ask.com/question/can-you-walk-without-your-big-toe

So it's being used

Banjo String

The human being is still born with an appendix.

They're pretty much useless. That's evolution.

catallus

Maybe, if God decides so.

kneemos

Banjo String wrote: »

The human being is still born with an appendix.

They're pretty much useless. That's evolution.

The appendix is what's left of the original organ afaik,so it's in the process of getting rid of it.

Tin Foil Hat

kneemos wrote: »

The appendix is what's left of the original organ afaik,so it's in the process of getting rid of it.

Evolution has no plan. It's not in the process of anything.

Wibbs

Feet are actually very well evolved for bipedal locomotion. Certainly given the non bipedal back foot it had to evolve from. They're so well evolved and suited for purpose that they haven't changed much if at all in many millions of years. The Laetoli footprints found in Tanzania were left by a non direct line hominid Australopithecus(well there's some debate there) nearly 4 million years ago and they look just like our feet. However the rest of the Australopithecus skeleton has much more primitive features compared to us. The arms, shoulder, hands, body shape and a few other things are much more "apelike". Feet were one of the things that came first with us as a people. Brains and more modern hands and all that came after. So spare a thought for those feet of yours. They're pretty impressive and have a very deep history going all the way back to the dawn of humanity

Banjo String wrote: »

The human being is still born with an appendix.

They're pretty much useless. That's evolution.

Well, kinda. There is some debate over the continued purpose of the organ. It may have some immune system purpose.


AH answer. If you get athletes foot, blast it with piss.

bnt

When I wear shoes. my toes aren't just dead weight. They still play a role in helping me walk, with distributing my weight.

Even if they're useless, that still makes their presence neutral. Something would have to be actively harmful for there to be evolutionary pressure against it. My appendix could have killed me when I was 12, but I'm still in a minority. There is some evidence that the appendix does do some good, by storing some "good bacteria", which then re-populate the gut after a bout of diarrhoea.

czechlin

"Toeless shoe object" - eh I hope not! I spent the last half an hour painting my toes :pac:

The_Valeyard

Meh,

I can be very lazy, toes are great for picking up clothes off the ground rather than sending hands all the way down there.

Father Bigley

kneemos wrote: »

Evolution gets rid of things we don't use so will the foot evolve into a toeless shoe shaped object.

Evolution most certainly does not do that. In fact your body is full of anatomical structures that perform very limited or even no functions for a modern human. They are vestiges from an ancestral species, hence they are called vestigial structures.

Badly Drunk Boy

We need the toes for balance but do we need the toenails? In 2 weeks time, I've to get two ingrown toenails removed, from each of my big toes. I got one removed 10 years ago so there was a bit of limping around, but how do you limp if both feet are operated on?

dodderangler

Bring back the tails.
Girls would look so much hotter with tails and we could just hang around trees and throw our faeces at each other

Sky King

Feet? Obsolete.

Meters are where it's at yo.

czechlin

czechlin wrote: »

"Toeless shoe object" - eh I hope not! I spent the last half an hour painting my toes :pac:

I love painted toes. Long life toes!

Also, how are we to judge the rise on the front of the shoe if we don't have toe cleavage?

Too much toe cleavage:
http://stylesizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/toe-cleavage.jpg

Ideal toe cleavage:
http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2014/05/27/893/n/1922564/77f1be177bce6649_483196731.xxxlarge_2x/i/Show-Some-Toe-Cleavage.jpg

Important stuff this.

kneemos

They wouldn't smell nearly as bad without toes,drying would be much easier too.

wp_rathead

3014:
"Heaaaaaaaaads, shoulders, knees and.... aww"

Tardful Slakerly II

Banjo String wrote: »

The human being is still born with an appendix.

They're pretty much useless. That's evolution.

It's a reservoir for bacteria. When someone heaves up their insides their gut flora (which is important for health) is restored via the appendix.

Capt'n Midnight

with us short feet would be better for walking and longer ones for running fast so we are inbetweeners , for distance

corner of hells

Wibbs wrote: »

Feet are actually very well evolved for bipedal locomotion. Certainly given the non bipedal back foot it had to evolve from. They're so well evolved and suited for purpose that they haven't changed much if at all in many millions of years. The Laetoli footprints found in Tanzania were left by a non direct line hominid Australopithecus(well there's some debate there) nearly 4 million years ago and they look just like our feet. However the rest of the Australopithecus skeleton has much more primitive features compared to us. The arms, shoulder, hands, body shape and a few other things are much more "apelike". Feet were one of the things that came first with us as a people. Brains and more modern hands and all that came after. So spare a thought for those feet of yours. They're pretty impressive and have a very deep history going all the way back to the dawn of humanity


Well, kinda. There is some debate over the continued purpose of the organ. It may have some immune system purpose.


AH answer. If you get athletes foot, blast it with piss.

Don't you start with your 4 million years ago , everyone knows we're only 2000 years old.

catallus

corner of hells wrote: »

Don't you start with your 4 million years ago , everyone knows we're only 2000 6000 years old.

Get it right wud ya!?

Overheal

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

We need the toes for balance but do we need the toenails? In 2 weeks time, I've to get two ingrown toenails removed, from each of my big toes. I got one removed 10 years ago so there was a bit of limping around, but how do you limp if both feet are operated on?

I imagine nails are a function of supporting skin on an extremity, like a clip.

Wait, that just gave me a really weird image of a mutated penis.

catallus

Overheal wrote: »

I imagine nails are a function of supporting skin on an extremity, like a clip.

It is sad to see such vanity. Who are you to say you know the mind of God?

Wibbs

catallus wrote: »

Get it right wud ya!?

6004. Get it right for feck sake.

corner of hells

Wibbs wrote: »

6004. Get it right for feck sake.

6014 pfft and you a Mod.

looksee

Candie wrote: »

I love painted toes. Long life toes!

Also, how are we to judge the rise on the front of the shoe if we don't have toe cleavage?

Too much toe cleavage:
http://stylesizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/toe-cleavage.jpg

Ideal toe cleavage:
http://media2.onsugar.com/files/2014/05/27/893/n/1922564/77f1be177bce6649_483196731.xxxlarge_2x/i/Show-Some-Toe-Cleavage.jpg

Important stuff this.

That woman looks terrible in those shoes, I cannot see anything elegant or graceful about them, regardless of how much cleavage they show.:(

catallus

For anyone who is interested:

http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/cutting/ageuniv.htm

A very interesting synopsis of the history of estimating the age of the universe.

As for evolution, it is patent nonsense. Everyone knows Jesus made the animals.

LizzieJones

catallus wrote: »

Maybe, if God decides so.

Yes, because the big all-powerful invisible guy in the sky can do that. :rolleyes:

Calibos

looksee wrote: »

That woman looks terrible in those shoes, I cannot see anything elegant or graceful about them, regardless of how much cleavage they show.:(

+1

Stiletto's no matter how classy the woman is or how well the woman in question can actually locamote in them, have, do and always will conjure up images in my head of drunken young ones dressed like slappers walking bandy legged down the street.

Some nice flat sole slip ons??

Conjure up images in my head of a french au pair wearing capris skipping down the lane towards me with beads of sweat glistening in the cleft between her bronzed golden bouncing breasts......

LizzieJones

dodderangler wrote: »

Bring back the tails.
Girls would look so much hotter with tails and we could just hang around trees and throw our faeces at each other

Tail would just get in the way when having sex. It's bad enough when the guy momentarily ends up on my hair.

looksee

looksee wrote: »

That woman looks terrible in those shoes, I cannot see anything elegant or graceful about them, regardless of how much cleavage they show.:(

Don't focus on the shoes, focus on the toe cleavage.

Stilettos are the work of the devil. Especially if you have wooden floors.

Capt'n Midnight

corner of hells wrote: »

6014 pfft and you a Mod.

"I deduce that the time from the creation until midnight, January 1, 1 AD was 4003 years, seventy days and six hours."

Mackas_view

Mr. Incognito wrote: »

You can't balance great without your big toe

http://www.ask.com/question/can-you-walk-without-your-big-toe

So it's being used

Ears are also used for balancing funnily enough

Mackas_view

Since we are on the subject my toes are very long like 2inches plus. My third one is the biggest. It and the second one have knuckles like fingers.

Anyone else have these or am I totally alone with my weird toes?

Mackas_view

Mackas_view wrote: »

Since we are on the subject my toes are very long like 2inches plus. My third one is the biggest. It and the second one have knuckles like fingers.

Anyone else have these or am I totally alone with my weird toes?

You're all alone in the world with that. Singular. Uniquely strange-footed.

Weirdo.:)

corner of hells

Mackas_view wrote: »

Ears are also used for balancing funnily enough

As are stabilisers.

Mackas_view

corner of hells wrote: »

As are stabilisers.

So ditch the toes and ears and get a set of stabilisers you reckon?

corner of hells

Mackas_view wrote: »

So ditch the toes and ears and get a set of stabilisers you reckon?

Dont be silly , everyone knows ears are for keeping sunglasses on heads.

Intensive Care Bear

One of my friends was born with webbed feet, she has a tattoo of a tiny scissors and cut lines on one of them.

catallus

I also know a person with webbed toes. Pure evil, he is. We tried to burn him when we were young lads, but our parents told us to stop.

Paramite Pie

Evolution doesn't just happen to the entire human population at once. What happens is one person might be born with a bizarre mutation that alters the shape of their foot, and they'd have to make a lot of babies in order to become the 'common ancestor' for all the billions of people in the future.

Also, humans once adapted to suit their environment but now we adapt the environment to suit us. Evolution will pan out differently for us as long as we continue to farm (not hunt), build shelter from the environment and cure the illnesses that used to thin our populations. Without any major natural selection going on, we're not going to change drastically.

kneemos

Paramite Pie wrote: »

Evolution doesn't just happen to the entire human population at once. What happens is one person might be born with a bizarre mutation that alters the shape of their foot, and they'd have to make a lot of babies in order to become the 'common ancestor' for all the billions of people in the future.

Also, humans once adapted to suit their environment but now we adapt the environment to suit us. Evolution will pan out differently for us as long as we continue to farm (not hunt), build shelter from the environment and cure the illnesses that used to thin our populations. Without any major natural selection going on, we're not going to change drastically.

Obesity could lead to rapid changes presumably.

Tin Foil Hat

kneemos wrote: »

Obesity could lead to rapid changes presumably.

Why?

kneemos

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Why?

Speculating.

catallus

If you red ur bible you wouldn't need to be doing any ungodly speculating!