So... one thing that happens in hard core "intelligent design" circles is that they say humans could never have been "naturally selected this way" and one of the things they'll point to is the argument that bipeds are easy prey for faster quadrupeds...
https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/1374653500152512514
There are lots of ways to prove them wrong (bipeds are good tree climbers, for instance) but my favorite is THIS.
The FIRST early hominid self-defense mechanism, before tool use, was very like this: THROWING GODDAMN ROCKS.
The FIRST early hominid self-defense mechanism, before tool use, was very like this: THROWING GODDAMN ROCKS.
Early hominids were likely the very first mammals, on the goddamn planet, to have a *ranged attack.*
I like to think about just how *confused* a saber-tooth tiger must of have been, when it first got pelted by rocks.
I like to think about just how *confused* a saber-tooth tiger must of have been, when it first got pelted by rocks.
Anyway... yeah... The Big Unit here is actually a evolutionary fossil. :). His skills are a big part of why we're here.
AND HE'S A LEFTY! :)
AND HE'S A LEFTY! :)
Sorry, also, while we're here, don't sleep on the sling.
Like, you'd take David with a sling and room to maneuver *any day* over strong dude with a sword. Sling is goddamn OP before, you know, hats and stuff. :)
Like, you'd take David with a sling and room to maneuver *any day* over strong dude with a sword. Sling is goddamn OP before, you know, hats and stuff. :)
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