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griefreeze@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Quadhammer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Its a thumb. Its its own thing. If we had only 5 fingers we would be INFERIOR BEINGS

  *glares at spider monkies

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  • MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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    • sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      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.

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      • Logh@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Yet, essential.

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  • dotson@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    how is a thumb different from a finger?

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    • Quadhammer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Its a thumb. Its oppsable. If you had 2+ thumbs on each hand we would probably differentiate them more

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      • FooBarrington@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Ah yes, that’s why we can only count to 8 using our fingers

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      • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Are your fingers not opposable? I can move all of my fingers and touch the other 4?

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      • dotson@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        how does being opposable make it not a finger?

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      • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        The Sangheli in Halo actually have two fingers and two thumbs on each hand.

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