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Human shoulders and elbows first evolved as brakes for climbing apes
(www.sciencedaily.com)
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this post was submitted on 15 Sep 2023
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Am I the only one that feels talked down to when these articles use phrases like "your arms which allow you to throw a football", like any of us somehow have any lack of understanding of what ARMS are.
This comment made me chuckle. (An involuntary rhythmic release of air across the vocal chords, generally as a response to stimuli found to be humourous)
Throwing (and hitting what we're throwing at) is a human superpower. We laypersons may take arms and throwing for granted but to anthropologists and biologists it's a pretty big deal.
The thing is, a significant part of our brain is tasked with throwing. It's not just superior eye-hand coordination but our brain knows how to arc the rock / javelin / ball. We also have a mean fastball.
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