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Isn't it weird that we have exactly five fingers and five toes on each hand and foot. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I mean why 5, why 5 on each limb, why not 4 or 6. Why do our feet also have 5. Whats with our body being so symmetrical.

People who know anything about evolution, now is your time to shine.

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[-] mitrosus@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you. But this doesn't explain the number of digits in hands and feet, does it? Great read BTW.

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