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griefreeze@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
What do you consider the thumb to be if not another finger?
Its a thumb. Its its own thing. If we had only 5 fingers we would be INFERIOR BEINGS
*glares at spider monkies
Nah it’s the thumb finger, like the index finger etc. We have fully truncated it to just thumb because of how it feels more unique to the others. Doesn’t mean it no longer fits the categorisation though.
We have fully truncated it to just thumb because of how it feels more unique to the others
Kinda like the goalie on a hockey team or the drummer in a band. Still on the team, just a bit weirder.
how is a thumb different from a finger?
Its a thumb. Its oppsable. If you had 2+ thumbs on each hand we would probably differentiate them more
Ah yes, that’s why we can only count to 8 using our fingers
how does being opposable make it not a finger?
The Sangheli in Halo actually have two fingers and two thumbs on each hand.
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Its a thumb. Its its own thing. If we had only 5 fingers we would be INFERIOR BEINGS
*glares at spider monkies
MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Nah it’s the thumb finger, like the index finger etc. We have fully truncated it to just thumb because of how it feels more unique to the others. Doesn’t mean it no longer fits the categorisation though.
sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
Kinda like the goalie on a hockey team or the drummer in a band. Still on the team, just a bit weirder.
dotson@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
how is a thumb different from a finger?
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Its a thumb. Its oppsable. If you had 2+ thumbs on each hand we would probably differentiate them more
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Ah yes, that’s why we can only count to 8 using our fingers
dotson@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
how does being opposable make it not a finger?
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The Sangheli in Halo actually have two fingers and two thumbs on each hand.