• Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip
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    1 year ago

    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.

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      1 year ago

      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)

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      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.