Why do we have nails?

Sticking bits of wood together and stuff?

protect your fingers???

DarrenW said:

Sticking bits of wood together and stuff?

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Doh! :coffeecup

In the wrong hands they can be lethal weapons :lol: See what I did there? :incheek:

Blue_Beetle said:

Doh! :coffeecup

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:lol:

So it hurts more when you play flicksey's.

The thing that confuses me is why do we have toe nails

Not everyone paints them

I reckon the makeup companys genetically engineered them into us so women and Emo kids would buy their nail products.

properly robbed from google...

It's helpful to look at how apes use their fingernails.
They use their nails to break apart food, to clean
insects out of their fur, and to get a good grip on things.
Our ancestors needed nails for the same reasons.

Nowadays humans have all sorts of tools they
can use instead of their fingernails. But twenty thousand years
ago our nails were the best cutters, scrapers, and
tweezers available.

It's helpful to look at how apes use their fingernails.
They use their nails to break apart food, to clean
insects out of their fur, and to get a good grip on things.
Our ancestors needed nails for the same reasons.


(off net)

So we can squeeze spots in the mirror!!!

Imagine not being able to have the satisfaction of a well squeezed spot. That would be torture.

So we can scrape them down a blackboard.

Ugly Bloke said:

So we can scrape them down a blackboard.

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You just made me cringe

scratching your arse?

for testing the inherant (lack) of strength of the toilet paper in most public conveniences :crazy:

PaulD said:

for testing the inherant (lack) of strength of the toilet paper in most public conveniences :crazy:

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I poke a hole in the middle anyway... :incheek:

Blue_Beetle said:

What are they for?

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If you have to ask, you're not doing it right