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minus-squareAeronMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·4 months agoBecause of birth defects and stuff like this, given that we’re all suppose to have two hands, I wonder what the actual ratio of hands to people is. It must be far less than 2.
minus-squareEheran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·4 months ago“far” less, like 1.999 or something.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·4 months agoA better question would be ratio of fingers to persons, because lost fingers ≠ lost hand, and the ratio would be more sensitive to changes
minus-squareDeadDigger@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWell theoretically no there is a condition called Polymelia where you can have more than 4 limbs. in reality it will be <2 and >1.8
minus-squareAnd009@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoExcept spiders, squids and octopus I suppose.
Because of birth defects and stuff like this, given that we’re all suppose to have two hands, I wonder what the actual ratio of hands to people is.
It must be far less than 2.
“far” less, like 1.999 or something.
A better question would be ratio of fingers to persons, because lost fingers ≠ lost hand, and the ratio would be more sensitive to changes
Chances of >2 are null.
Well theoretically no there is a condition called Polymelia where you can have more than 4 limbs. in reality it will be <2 and >1.8
Except spiders, squids and octopus I suppose.