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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Design flaws Memes

Posts tagged with Design flaws

The Biological Metronome Of Survival

Biology Evolution Medicine
2 months ago 30.2K views 0 shares
The Biological Metronome Of Survival
The duality of human biology: simultaneously robust enough to survive childbirth and fragile enough that a sneeze at the wrong angle could end you. The metronome perfectly represents our physiological reality—swinging wildly between "marvel of evolution" and "design flaw waiting to malfunction." Next time someone talks about intelligent design, just remind them about the nerve that travels from your brain, down to your chest, and back up to your larynx for absolutely no logical reason. Evolution really said "it works well enough" and called it a day.

The Evolutionary Design Committee Had Mixed Results

Biology Evolution Medicine Science
8 months ago 64.3K views 0 shares
The Evolutionary Design Committee Had Mixed Results
The moment when anatomy class shatters your illusions about human perfection. Sure, we've got kidneys that pick up slack when one fails and a liver that regenerates like it's showing off, but then we've got a windpipe and food pipe sharing the same entrance like some cosmic architectural joke. Evolution really phoned it in on that one. "Let's give them redundant organs AND a single point of failure where they can choke on a sandwich!" Thanks, natural selection. Maybe spend less time on the appendix next round and more on not letting us die from enthusiastic bread consumption.

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