On Sunday 20 September 2009 18:08, Lyle K wrote:
> Hmmm. The human thatappeared in that world would, for all intents and
> purposes, be meat. Humans aren't equipped with the natural weaponry that
> animals have, even cows are equipped with fairly impresive horns when not
> removed. The lack of natural weaponry would easily render any human that
> appeared into the class of Entree Sapien. The only thing that has saved the
> species so far is the ability to use tools and think, though the latter is
> rather moot in that universe!
Actually, humans are damn effective hunters even without tools. Our advantage
is in that we have incredible endurance for a land animal, partly because our
lack of dense fur keeps us form overheating. Humans are one of only two
species that use persistence hunting. Unlike wolves, we can do it solo.
The lack of natural weaponry is a red herring, after the initial sprint those
weapons are irrelevant. The human has either escaped and is uncatchable, or
the humans target is too exhausted to fight. It's easier to just simply
state that the changes in deep prehistory simply buterflyed hominids away for
no particular direct reason.
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Chakat Firepaw - Inventor & Scientist (Mad)
Received on Mon Sep 21 2009 - 02:50:59 CDT