theres probably some benefit to being able to reach your face even if you dont have hands. ive never noticed that before. interesting.
NOTE: most people in decent shape can bite their own toenails
No suprise there then, Dawkins is a light-weight.
surely if the optic nerve where 30ft long the time lag would be imperceptible.
the neural impulse is propagated along the axon at speeds from 10 feet per second to 390 feet per second (7 m.p.h. to 266 m.p.h.).Source
creatures that have two articulations, shoulder and elbow, cannot help but hit the mouth...try it yourself, raise your arms to a crucified position then bend at the elbow towards the face, slap in the mouth.
Yes the head can reach the ground and the body is in the middle...what does that prove.?
