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[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How does one get such tiny nails?

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 week ago

Genetic lottery is how I got mine

[–] CreateProblems@corndog.social 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Years of nail biting

Edit: I mean also the genes for a different thumb shape that inherently has a shorter nail in the first place; but besides that, the nails that are even shorter than the others in this pic would be due to habitual nail biting

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, that's weird. Their thimbs also look a bit shorter than usual...

My right pinkie-toe is like that, I think I stubbed my toe as a child or something

[–] SsxChaos@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I mean what use are nails for, at some point in the human evolution we wouldn't need nails at all

I'd like to add that.. I have stubbed my toe so hard twice now and they had to remove half of the nail Twice and from experience I say fuck them the creation of nails was a mistake existing only to make us further suffer on this cursed land

[–] AnExerciseInFalling@programming.dev 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Humans evolved finger nails to separate Lego pieces

...I can't think of a good reason for toe nails though

[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 36 points 1 week ago (1 children)

maybe also separating lego pieces

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lego do not belong near feet. That shit is real damage.

[–] Dunstabzugshaubitze@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

then its only purpose is as a heat shield when holding a cup of tea.

[–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

its only use is to protect our fingers when holding something with a lot of strength (it'll spread the force around your finger tips instead of it all going to one point

or at least i remember hearing something like that. im not actually sure though

[–] Backlog3231@reddthat.com 4 points 1 week ago

Thats fascinating

[–] Lag@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Like brass knuckles, but for your fingers.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Opening cans of beer and soda

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jealous that my nails aren't that strong

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

You need more calcium

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Big Thumbus over here

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Why is this a thing?!

[–] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago

Hello my fellow shorties!

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

^dont ^say ^it ^dont ^say ^it ^DONT ^SAY ^IT

#A M O G U S

[–] match@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago

dan avidan looking mfer

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Thumbception

[–] AsudoxDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My sister has one. Apparently she cut the top (?) of her thumb while playing around with a paper stapler.

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] fuckingkangaroos@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

A paper stapler?!?

[–] UnfortunateDoorHinge@aussie.zone 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But how did he take the picture?

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Not with his thumbs that's for sure.

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I had a friend help me. My life is a constant battle of having thumbs that function perfectly fine.

[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You would hate my middle finger then

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm a regular freak of nature

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Your fingers are fine