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[Frumple]

Probably could manage something with less murder and more bribing medical researchers, really. Good odds someone out there that could make use of a pianist willing to have an artificial finger grafted into their nervous system, particularly if they have enough money to be convinced for a runaround of the ethics board.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Nope, all of those things form on the correct template, at least for that form of polydactally. I'm sure there are others which are more troublesome, but the version generally talked about is six fingers, and that one works. I don't know the genetics, but I suspect there's a certain carry-over for things like this. Does your body have individual genes for each and every bone & tendon structure of your ten fingers, or does it rely on an underlying genetic principle that tells the body to form tendons and bones in the hand where a finger is meant to grow? The latter is probably a lot more fail-proof, and so I'd guess evolution favors it.

Fingers are kind of anatomically isolated. You can test this yourself by seeing how movements of single fingers or parts of the hand alone affect the rest. They get moved some on the tendons, but it's not a great dependency.

[wierd]

The main reason it does not spread, is because of sexual selection. Many people consider it a deformity, and so, preferentially choose mates without the extra digits.

However, in areas where mate selection has historically been, or are still, depressed due to scarcity, such as the mountains between France and Spain, 6 fingered people are the norm. Cant find a source on that though. Just what I have heard.

[ChairmanPoo]

However, in areas where mate selection has historically been, or are still, depressed due to scarcity, such as the mountains between France and Spain, 6 fingered people are the norm. Cant find a source on that though. Just what I have heard.

Ehh, I'm unaware of the exact epidemiological data for said regions, but I'm certain it's not 'the norm'.


Btw: one thing I do recall (and was being discussed earlier) is that most supernumerary digits are rudimentary rather than notmal, functional digits.  The latter are uncommon, afaik.

[Felissan]

Ehh, I'm unaware of the exact epidemiological data for said regions, but I'm certain it's not 'the norm'.

I can confirm.

[Yoink]

On a scale of 1 to "changing the Pringles formula", how bad of an idea is getting an airport burrito before my flight? 

[Frumple]

Eh, three or four, probably? From what I recall they're not as bad as they used to be, quality wise. Depends on where it's coming from, though. Like, vending machine (6-7) is not taco bell (5-8) is not actual restaurant (1-3), etc. If all else's fails, there's always the in-flight and the lamentations of fellow passengers.

[Yoink]

Yeah, I believe this place is an actual restaurant chain, just not one I've tried.
Not really hungry but I have a while

[Frumple]

Actual chain should be fine, yeah. Still, you got net access, maybe search 'em up and see what the general opinion is?

[Hanslanda]

Well. How can my new baby die in it's first year? Top five causes please. Morbid question, I apologize. But it's relevant.

[wierd]

CDC has you covered.

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm

[Helgoland]

But it's relevant.

How?

[Hanslanda]

A friend of my wife's just lost one of her twins to illness in a few hours. It was crazy fast :/

[Avarice]

Hypothetically.
If your wife is cheating on you would you want to know?
You have a young child together, she in love with the person shes cheating on you with.
You dont know anything.
Would you want to know?
Or is it better to not

[TD1]

It's better to know. The person you are with has revealed a deep character flaw and lack of commitment. If she feels she has to stab you in the back in such a way, you'd want to know so you could leave her like the plague ship she is.

Hypothetically, of course.