Friday Poll : The Human Body

DJ XS · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:34

Hi all,

We have been having a massive argument in the office this morning since 8am about the following:

Is the human body perfectly symetrical? IE: are both your legs EXACTLY the same length?

My argument is that it cannot be EXACTLY, ie: down to the half of a mill.

What do people think?

Solari · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:35

It's well known that most people have limbs of different length :confused:

Definitely not symmetrical. Your face is a good example of asymmetry - try photochopping and duplicating/flipping one half over and see how different you look.

Haircut · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:37

No, it's not perfectly symmetrical.
In fact I know a couple of people who have to have special shoes as one leg is significantly shorter than the other.

MookJong · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:38

You must work with some stupid people....

DJ XS · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:39

MookJong said:
You must work with some stupid people....

haha, they are all reading this now feeling really stupid

Thanks for winning my argument!

j00ni · 13 Jul 2007 at 08:50

not to mention the fact that your insides are far from symmetrical

basmic · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:07

DJ XS said:
Is the human body perfectly symetrical? IE: are both your legs EXACTLY the same length?

No it isn't - and the best way to illustrate this, is by looking at your testicles.

Zip · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:11

basmic said:
No it isn't - and the best way to illustrate this, is by looking at your testicles.

Tru · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:11

Just take a hold of your ********, any man with evenly sized plums is the devil child.

DONT SWEAR

Dangerous

Van_Dammesque · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:12

DJ XS said:
Hi all,

We have been having a massive argument in the office this morning since 8am about the following:

Is the human body perfectly symetrical? IE: are both your legs EXACTLY the same length?

My argument is that it cannot be EXACTLY, ie: down to the half of a mill.

What do people think?

Your right, now hit them all with your keyboard!

norm · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:13

Tru said:
Just take a hold of your *********, any man with evenly sized plums is the devil child.

Given that's in context you almost forget it's swearing. : )

basmic · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:16

norm said:
Given that's in context you almost forget it's swearing. : )

I've always been taught that that particular word is a swearword. :confused:

norm · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:17

DJ XS said:
Is the human body perfectly symetrical?

No it's not, but then no circle is perfectly round either.

For all intents and purposes the human body is symmetrical to within a certain degree.

norm · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:24

basmic said:
I've always been taught that that particular word is a swearword.

I guess it's deemed acceptable based on the search I just ran.

But you wouldn't exactly use it in polite conversation, and I doubt you'd stand for your kids using it either, which I thought the whole idea of the swearing ban was based around.

Haircut · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:30

norm said:
No it's not, but then no circle is perfectly round either.

Actually all circles are perfectly round, it's just that nothing in the real world can ever be a true circle

iCraig · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:31

Our outer physiology is symmetrical within tolerance. We have a central line, with equal body parts either side, but it's not perfect symmetry at all.

Our internal organs aren't really that symmetrical either, your digestion system for instance.

benktlottie · 13 Jul 2007 at 09:44

I'm sure my right leg is shorter than my left. Did they do a 'world's best looking woman' documentary a few years ago? The most beautiful woman in the world was completely symmetrical, half brown, half India lass. So technically, some people are symmetrical...

Luke · 13 Jul 2007 at 10:19

benktlottie said:
The most beautiful woman in the world was completely symmetrical, half brown, half India lass. So technically, some people are symmetrical...

No she wasn't. She just appeared to be to the casual observer.

iCraig · 13 Jul 2007 at 10:25

benktlottie said:
The most beautiful woman in the world was completely symmetrical, half brown, half India lass. So technically, some people are symmetrical...

How the hell can somebody be completely symmetrical?

They may appear symmetrical on the outside to the human eye, but if she was totally symmetrical, she'd probably be dead.

Carzy · 13 Jul 2007 at 10:26

It beggars belief that this question has even been asked? How bloody stupid are you?