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What if instead of having 5 fingers on each hand, we only had 4? Like how cartoon characters do. Do you think we'd be where we are today with one less digit per hand?

Yes we'd still have opposable thumbs.
Think of how often you need to use all 5 fingers, like when carrying a lot of things or whatever.

[Edited on 01.02.2013 11:34 PM PST]

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Can't drink tea without my pinky!

  • 01.02.2013 11:34 PM PDT

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We might have counted in base 8 if that happened. I wonder how that woulda turned out.

  • 01.02.2013 11:34 PM PDT
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Well if we still had the thumbs and the pinky was he one that was gone, then I'm sure we would have been fine

Maybe

  • 01.02.2013 11:35 PM PDT

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Eh, it's normal to me.

Two forefingers and two thumbs.

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  • 01.02.2013 11:35 PM PDT

I think we would be okay with one less of any finger except for the thumb. Texting would be a lot more difficult (jk).

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Posted by: petitminou
Can't drink tea without my pinky!
But doesn't Spongebob have a pinky? He only has 4 fingers per hand.

Would we still have a middle finger? I suppose we would.

  • 01.02.2013 11:37 PM PDT

Well if we would still have our thumbs than I don't think there would much of a difference for everyday life.

  • 01.02.2013 11:37 PM PDT

I'm wondering whether our grip would be less powerful, or whether each finger wold have been stronger from evolution to compensate.

  • 01.02.2013 11:37 PM PDT

The human element always mucks things up.

Air quotes would look really -blam!- weird.

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There would be no middle finger, meaning no wars or any kind of conflict between people.

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Posted by: petitminou
Can't drink tea without my pinky!
But doesn't Spongebob have a pinky? He only has 4 fingers per hand.

Would we still have a middle finger? I suppose we would.


Alternative.

  • 01.02.2013 11:41 PM PDT

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Posted by: Egerspurge
Air quotes would look really -blam!- weird.
So would the last two digits (pinky and ring) be "connected" in a way how they are now? Or would all of our fingers move completely independently?

  • 01.02.2013 11:42 PM PDT

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If humanity started with 4 fingers, then that'd be completely normal, so I'm sure we would've found a way to adapt to having 4 fingers. The idea of 5 fingers would be weird to them.

  • 01.02.2013 11:42 PM PDT

...our kids...they'll being horrible freaks with pink skin, no overbites..and five fingers on each hand!

OT- I think our individual finger strength would be higher, that is if the world was the same as it was. I think we'd live in a world a bit skewed to this one to fit out 4 finger hands.

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Posted by: defenderofgo
What if instead of having 5 fingers on each hand, we only had 4? Like how cartoon characters do. Do you think we'd be where we are today with one less digit per hand?

Yes we'd still have opposable thumbs.
Think of how often you need to use all 5 fingers, like when carrying a lot of things or whatever.


Music would be a lot less interesting.

  • 01.02.2013 11:46 PM PDT

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Posted by: Vien Quitonmee
Eh, it's normal to me.

Two forefingers and two thumbs.

  • 01.03.2013 12:06 AM PDT