how is a thumb different from a finger?
Its a thumb. Its its own thing. If we had only 5 fingers we would be INFERIOR BEINGS
*glares at spider monkies
dotson@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
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
FooBarrington@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Ah yes, that’s why we can only count to 8 using our fingers
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Shit i can count to 100 with my fingers
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?
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Opposable, meaning positioned in the opposite. Guys look if you cant look at your thumbs and tell they are different than your other fingers I dont know what to tell you.
dotson@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
how does being opposable make it not a finger?
Quadhammer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It is a finger but its more of a thumb than a finger. It has its own function and does thumb things
VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The Sangheli in Halo actually have two fingers and two thumbs on each hand.
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.
sugarfoot00@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Kinda like the goalie on a hockey team or the drummer in a band. Still on the team, just a bit weirder.
Logh@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Yet, essential.