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I like that a Neanderthal woman would have beat Ahhnold in an arm wrestle.
Not only would she beat him, she's break every bone in his hand just by squeezing.
H. Neandertalis had scary forceps (yes you can tell how big the muscles are by looking at the bone, the stronger the muscle the bigger the distortion on the bone where the muscle attaches). Not really a fair comparison though, a Neanderthal woman would have beat prehistoric H Sapiens men too.
Neanderthals didn't have guns, though.
We may be lacking in physical strength, but we compensate through technology.
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match. We should probably be thankful our ancestors took them out so quick, or they'd have gotten guns first.
Quote from: Sir Remington III on October 15, 2009, 06:42:23 AM
Neanderthals didn't have guns, though.
And Hummers.
And steroids.
And cigars.
And full-automatic weapons.
And shitty movie careers.
And sexual harassment charges.
I forget where I was going with this.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:20:51 AM
Not only would she beat him, she's break every bone in his hand just by squeezing.
H. Neandertalis had scary forceps (yes you can tell how big the muscles are by looking at the bone, the stronger the muscle the bigger the distortion on the bone where the muscle attaches). Not really a fair comparison though, a Neanderthal woman would have beat prehistoric H Sapiens men too.
Gotta get me one of them. Did they drink rum and listen to the rock and the roll?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on October 15, 2009, 06:49:32 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:20:51 AM
Not only would she beat him, she's break every bone in his hand just by squeezing.
H. Neandertalis had scary forceps (yes you can tell how big the muscles are by looking at the bone, the stronger the muscle the bigger the distortion on the bone where the muscle attaches). Not really a fair comparison though, a Neanderthal woman would have beat prehistoric H Sapiens men too.
Gotta get me one of them. Did they drink rum and listen to the rock and the roll?
:lulz:
OP reminded me of your Least Fit Monkey rant.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match.
Are you sure? Everything I've read suggested they had a smaller toolkit than contemporary Cro-Magnon.
Also, they didn't store food. Some would consider this a flaw, and it may suggest they lacked the social organisation for long-term planning.
I was under the impression that this was because the food simply migrated their way when they were hungry.
This is all well and good, but my question,
what the hell muscle is a forcept?
I think that was the one they used for gynecological exams.
PAGING GENERAL STUART.
GENERAL STUART TO THIS THREAD PLZ.
Quote from: LMNO on October 15, 2009, 01:15:53 PM
I was under the impression that this was because the food simply migrated their way when they were hungry.
troof.
also, 2/3 of neanderthal women deserved what they got.
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match. We should probably be thankful our ancestors took them out so quick, or they'd have gotten guns first.
The size of a brain is not necessarily relative to intelligence. Just sayin.
Quote from: Slanket the Destroyer on October 16, 2009, 09:58:13 PM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match. We should probably be thankful our ancestors took them out so quick, or they'd have gotten guns first.
The size of a brain is not necessarily relative to intelligence. Just sayin.
True, to a degree.
QuoteSome Tutsi men in Rwanda exceeded the current world high jump record of 2.45 meters during initiation ceremonies in which they had to jump at least their own height to progress to manhood.
Sloppy writing.
Quote from: Cain on October 15, 2009, 09:23:47 AM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match.
Are you sure? Everything I've read suggested they had a smaller toolkit than contemporary Cro-Magnon.
Also, they didn't store food. Some would consider this a flaw, and it may suggest they lacked the social organisation for long-term planning.
Early Neanderthal had a very weak comparative toolkit. They appear to have gotten smarter quickly (read, they were dying off as a species and the dumb ones went first). The late toolkit is considered to be as efficient, though quite different, than the cro magnon stuff.
Quote from: Slanket the Destroyer on October 16, 2009, 09:58:13 PM
Quote from: Requia ☣ on October 15, 2009, 06:45:48 AM
Yep, of course the late period fuckers had bigger brains then us, and tools to match. We should probably be thankful our ancestors took them out so quick, or they'd have gotten guns first.
The size of a brain is not necessarily relative to intelligence. Just sayin.
True (see H. Floresiensis for a good example a small brained tool using species) but a bigger brain would have to come with some kind of benefit, bigger brain=more calories to stay alive. If the big brain doesn't help in some way to get more food, such a mutation isn't going to spread.
Though their brains developed in very different way from ours, so you'd also expect to see different kinds of intelligence. the long term planning cain mentions may come in because judging by skull shape they didn't have a huge frontal lobe, Which in modern humans at least, would seriously screw up the ability to think ahead and judge risks (see teenagers). Tis would also explain the huge number of broken bones (consistent with accident rather than violence) in Neanderthal finds.
Quote from: Kai on October 15, 2009, 01:31:04 PM
This is all well and good, but my question,
what the hell muscle is a forcept?
I think I confused forearm and bicep or something there, should read forearm muscles.