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> Why did everything need six legs and four eyes For the same reason most animals on earth have 4 legs and two eyes, common genetic ancestry; It was actually a
by gnaritas 17y ago
> Why did everything need six legs and four eyes
For the same reason most animals on earth have 4 legs and two eyes, common genetic ancestry; It was actually a nice touch.
> and why didn't Na'vi hair evolve to be prehensile when they started needing to shove it down the data tubes of irate wildlife
They already had hands, a prehensile hair connection wouldn't likely offer enough advantage to become a primary trait.
- cracki 17y agofour eyes might actually benefit the owner. with 2 eyes, you can cover 360 degrees without stereo vision, or half that with stereo vision. two pairs of eyes should give the owner superior awareness of its surroundings. six legs... the na'vi didn't have 6 limbs. they're an exception. that should have been continued, to maybe 4 arms, like the tree monkeys did. showing the use of 6 legs isn't a problem. enough things on earth already do that. humanoids with 4 legs might have worked... they'd have looked less human though. also, i can't imagine why a 4-legged humanoid would ride a 6-legged horse. Kurzweil pointed out that this film is meant to make money, so 4 legs wouldn't have worked so well. humanoids with 4 arms, that's already difficult from a practical standpoint. what does a 4-armed humanoid use its arms for? the bow and arrow for a 4-armed creature might just be too hard to extrapolate.