I'm not sure that skin was such a great idea.

[LaraMN]

It gets cut, bruised, ripped, and injured far too easily. It rebuilds itself, yes, but I just think nature should've come up with something better- something that could just reattach itself, if removed or sloughed off. ALso, we should have been irridescent.

[crim son]

1. It would also be good if we could eat dirt.

Few would go hungry! :hi:

[LaraMN]

3. Awesome idea. I nominate you for "omnipotent creator."

:thumbsup:

[datasuspect]

2. it's better if it's THICK

hee hee

[LaraMN]

5. Until it cracks, anyway.

Then you've got one hell of a mess.

[KitchenWitch]

7. indeed!

:thumbsup:

[Shakespeare]

4. Agreed. Also, boobs and certain appendages should be detachable.

Because, frankly, they just get in the way sometimes.

[ThomCat]

9. Would they be mix-and-match?

That would certainly make for interesting weekends. :9

[LaraMN]

10. Or stackable!

One big boob might be more convenient than two, under certain circumstances. I can't think of any such circumstances, specifically, but it seems like a very good idea.
:P

[ThomCat]

6. Evolution has been able to develop

some awesome innovations. So why didn't we get a few more of them? :shrug:

Our senses are middling at best. We have no natural offenses or defenses. He are so easily poisoned. It's as if mother nature wasn't quite sure whether or not she wanted us to survive.

:shrug:

[LaraMN]

11. Also, what the hell was she thinking about with elbows.

Those things are damn dangerous- the bony ones, especially!

[ThomCat]

16. And knees.

Especially when I keep banking mine into the corner of my desk.
x(

[tk2kewl]

8. but sex wouldn't be nearly as much fun if we had bark.

x(

[LaraMN]

12. Or fur. That would seriously hinder certain acts of affection.

:D

[tk2kewl]

15. but at least fur can be shaved off

:9

[soleft]

13. Like my yellow practice softballs

they're covered with some plastic like substance that repels rain and holds up against concrete. And they come in an inexpensive bag of six.

[El Fuego]

14. What about the exoskeleton?

Works great if you're a lobster, unless there's boiling water involved...

[Ediacara]

17. What's the alternative? An exoskeleton?

There's a reason that the very largest arthropods only reached a maximum length of about two metres (and most of the large ones were only coming in to be about one metre). Exoskeletons are HEAVY. Plus, they're extremely brittle, don't heal (except during annual ecdysis), and don't have nerve endings so you can't identify pain or heat.

If you're looking for bony armor like a glyptodont, ankylosaur, or a turtle, be prepared to be the slowest animal around.