Your Hands Were Made For Punching According To New Study

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Your Hands Were Made For Punching According To New Study

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday December 20, 2012 @03:42PM from the here's-something-for-your-eye dept.

They are capable of delicate surgery, creating beautiful works of art, and comforting someone feeling down, but according to a new study your hands evolved to smash someone in the face. From the article: "Human hands evolved so that men could make fists and fight, and not just for manual dexterity, new research finds. The study, published in the Journal of Experimental Biology, adds to a growing body of evidence that humans are among the most aggressive and violent animals on the planet. 'With the notable exception of bonobos, great apes are a relatively aggressive group of mammals,' lead author David Carrier told Discovery News. 'Although some primatologists may argue that chimpanzees are the most aggressive apes, I think the evidence suggests that humans are substantially more violent.''"

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Not for jacking off? by colinrichardday · 2012-12-20 15:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Not for jacking off?
1. Re:Not for jacking off? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-20 15:56 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  If God didn't want us to masturbate, he wouldn't have given us such long arms.
2. Re:Not for jacking off? by colinrichardday · 2012-12-20 16:09 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  But God was mad at T-Rex?
  http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1637#comic
3. Re:Not for jacking off? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-20 16:30 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  don't forget the red dot.
According to my vegan, feminist ex... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-20 15:55 · Score: 5, Funny

We were living in a peaceful vegetarian world, munching on salad until the bronze age. Of course, all evidence for this was wiped out by the evil patriarchy.
Oh yeah? by TWX · 2012-12-20 16:09 · Score: 5, Funny

David Carrier said, "...I think the evidence suggests that humans are substantially more violent."
Oh yeah? I bet he wouldn't say that to my face!

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Re:Level the playing field. by UltraZelda64 · 2012-12-20 16:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I predict that they will start throwing chairs.
Re:You, sir. by Weaselmancer · 2012-12-20 19:25 · Score: 5, Funny

Just don't shake his hand.

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Re:As a boxer... Ewwwwww by wierd_w · 2012-12-20 22:31 · Score: 5, Funny

It says:
"User Horndog is not a member of the super users group", and that "my access violation will be reported"!
I think I hear sirens....