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hopesdead@startrek.website 2 months ago
Engineering isn’t so different from medical.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
wischi@programming.dev 2 months ago
Is it though? There isn’t one part in the human body that has exactly one specific purpose. Everything is something mushy with basically one main purpose and a ton of side-quests. Almost the exact opposite of what engineers prefer.
Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
Squeezing multiple features into single components? Sounds exactly like what engineers do.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Um, can you let the engineers know that?
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I dunno, eyeballs are pretty much unitaskers. Vision gets used to help reinforce balance, reflexes, and proprioception, but that’s all in the brain.
Teeth might be debatable. Arguably they’re only for masticating food. The debate opens up whether other functions are physiological and so compulsory, social constructs, or neurological things we do instinctively.
With everything else, I 100% agree. It’s all an engineering nightmare to service and troubleshoot.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
In humans, the teeth are also used heavily for communication - both visual displays and making noises.
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
What other functions do the eyes do than seeing?
asbestos@lemmy.world 2 months ago
hurt
cattywampas@midwest.social 2 months ago
Eyes have a huge role in communication.
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I don’t think I’d count that as explicitly a physical bodily function.
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Crying to release endorphins. That count?
blitzen@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Tear ducts, sure. But eyeballs?
cynar@piefed.social 2 months ago
Circadian rhythm maintenance.
Melatonin is broken down in the eye by blueish light. When this stops, the melatonin levels begin to climb, leading to tiredness.
This is also why phones etc keep you awake.