nifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoHaving an appendix is also pretty questionablelemmy.worldimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1549arrow-down112
arrow-up1537arrow-down1imageHaving an appendix is also pretty questionablelemmy.worldnifty@lemmy.world to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50arrow-down2·10 months agoI think the new research is starting to suggest the appendix actually serves a purpose as reservoir for beneficial bacteria
minus-squareComfortableRaspberry@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·10 months agoStill ruptured and nearly killed me as a teenager ¯_(ツ)_/¯
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·10 months agoDid your appendix cause you to lose your arm as well? Here’s a replacement: \
minus-squareGilles_D@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoIn most instances you wouldn’t need an arm if your hand is hovering around where it would be with an arm.
minus-squareLinyosTlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoI know a man who knows all about that. His name’s Ray.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoFrom an evolutionary perspective, that’s just reusing something that had otherwise lost its purpose.
I think the new research is starting to suggest the appendix actually serves a purpose as reservoir for beneficial bacteria
Still ruptured and nearly killed me as a teenager ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Did your appendix cause you to lose your arm as well?
Here’s a replacement: \
In most instances you wouldn’t need an arm if your hand is hovering around where it would be with an arm.
I know a man who knows all about that. His name’s Ray.
From an evolutionary perspective, that’s just reusing something that had otherwise lost its purpose.