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What are some small things we should change about the human body? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by LesserAbe@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Ripping off a post I just saw in the Isaac Arthur subreddit. Imagining we work out the technical ability. Examples they suggested were:

No periods
No balding
No nausea
No body odor
Resistance to obesity and muscle wasting

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

Baby teeth last longer. What's this bullshit about your first set of teeth lasts 5 to 10 years, then you're supposed to make it 60+ on the only other set you get? I'd make baby teeth last about 20 years.

[-] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Or just be like a shark and grow new teeth every 20 years or so.

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

People used to only live like 35 years most of the time. A tribe usually only had a couple of people who lived to old age, and became elders who were cared for by the younger people.

[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah, humans live longer in captivity than in the wild. Sure. This is why I want to change how teeth work.

[-] nodsocket@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Let's do this shark style. New teeth every couple weeks, every day a tooth falls out, the streets are now littered with teeth.

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