If humans had three arms, would we have the brain capacity to make full use of them?

circlewalker · 10-03-2007, 02:42 AM

Disapointed that 'also' isn't a video of a chicken eating its own barbecued wings :thdn:

mrfunktastick · 10-03-2007, 02:44 AM

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Originally posted by Ackter:
Disapointed that 'also' isn't a video of a chicken eating its own barbecued wings :thdn:

the clue was in the words i used

the second one is to cheer you up after seeing the first one

retired_ashlia80 · 10-03-2007, 08:34 AM

The real question is, would it be a left arm, a right arm, or some strange third central arm with the thumb in the middle?

retired_krishinf · 10-03-2007, 08:48 AM

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Originally posted by Ackter:
You don't need to look at your hands to know what they're doing.

Each person has a inate sense of where every part of his body is. Close your eyes and concentrate on any part of your body and you know where it is and what it's doing. It's our sixth sense. Or actually one of the many senses that people don't think exist until they actually think about it properly.

If we were born with three arms we'd use them no problem.

If we were given an extra arm our ability to use it would be goverened by our genetic make up and, like you say, brain power. Some will be able to use it much better than others.

But the important question is:

If you were a chicken, and had access to a barbecue, would you eat your own wings?

proprioception its called enabled by the golgi organ tendons

I can still remember stuff from my degree :o

retired_globalmall · 10-03-2007, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by Ackter:
Disapointed that 'also' isn't a video of a chicken eating its own barbecued wings :thdn:

I fed duck to a duck once.

retired_kswelker · 10-03-2007, 09:13 AM

Mutants and cannibalism \o/

dejasade · 10-03-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally posted by Gianichedda Rules:
This struck me today as I attemped to click two mice at my desk at work today to make the two PCs do different things.

If I had a third arm to be getting on with something as well, would I be able to thiink enough to make sure they all did it right? For example, I could be typing with both hands and drinking a cop of tea.

Would it likely be too much for only two eyes which can only look at one thing at a time, do you think? Would a roaming third eye be required to creally omplement arm number 3, perhaps. Or would it be possible just to be flicking your normal eyes back and forth?

I reckon it would come down to being born with them, probably. Say I woke up with a third arm tomorrow, I'm fairly sure I wouldn't be able to do it justice. Although I'd quite probably become the greatest guitarist ever, eventually. But would babies born with three arms eventually be nurtured and taught to be able to do three different things?

Can also be night thread for late-night wonderings.

io would say that it depends on whether you are left handed right handed ambidextrous, middle handed etc as to how well you could use all three at doing different tasks at the same time

StewDogg · 10-03-2007, 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by Gregg Carter:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Albion_J:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Gregg Carter:
It'd give me another option when having a w@nk tbh.

Exactly how many options do you currently use? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Two, clearly. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm intrigued. I mean, what the hell else would you need a third arm for? Changing channels? Caressing your own nipples? Sucking your thumb?

Strange boy!

retired_sherrijacobson · 10-03-2007, 03:18 PM

Hmmmm get my hands on those 3 t1ts in Total Recall

If humans had three arms, would we have the brain capacity to make full use of them?

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

If humans had three arms, would we have the brain capacity to make full use of them?