Re: I feel embarrassed to ask this, but...

[Dan Chure <danchure@easilink.com>]

Intelligent design. 

Dan

Dann Pigdon wrote:
> David Marjanovic writes:
> > > They [dogs] sneeze too. Really, nasty, snotty sneezes.
> >
> > When my nose is really plugged, I don't sneeze. I don't get the 
> > reflex, somehow. 
>
> Then again, you've evolved a handy set of 'Swiss army knife' fingers 
> of various sizes, and have a relatively short nasal passage (allowing 
> said digits almost complete access). For a dog it's a snort or a 
> sneeze, or nothing. Dogs sometimes get fungal infections that can 
> block a nostril entirely, but there's very little they can do about it 
> without veterinary help (unless they evolve a symbiotic relationship 
> with aye-ayes, which I'll admit is unlikely).
> Has anyone ever noticed that in great apes at least, the forefinger 
> always seems to be a good fit for the nostril? I've seen gorillas 
> picking their nose (with gusto), and their big thick forefingers also 
> happen to fit snuggly into their wide nostrils. I suspect a similar 
> correlation between our smallest digits and our ear canals. It's like 
> nature *wants* us to stick our fingers in various cranial orifices.
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