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i suspect there would be adaptations to a variety of other things like sleep, bipedal locomotion, defecation, etc.

• fnordpiglet 3y ago
  I suspect our tailed ancestors slept, locomoted, and defecated.
  • Natsu 3y ago
    Could just ask this guy how well things work for him: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/114937-longest-human-tail https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/114937-lo...
  • kelnos 3y ago
    I think we'd definitely have to rethink our toilets, though. Don't want your tail hanging in there while you're doing your business.
    • fnordpiglet 3y ago
      In much of the world (weighted by humans) people use squat toilets. So, problem is solvable by installing one after your CRISPR tail procedure.
      • prox 3y ago
        What kind of tail are we looking at? One like a bunny or something like a cat?
        • lukan 3y ago
          Something like an ape.
          • rsynnott 3y ago
            Apes don’t have tails. Something like a monkey, probably.
            • lukan 3y ago
              Ah, I see. I meant monkeys. (and learned the difference, german does not really have a word for ape and I always believed monkey and ape are similar words).
        • swader999 3y ago
          I'm hoping for more like a dynosaur tail.
• SpaghettiCthulu 3y ago
  > i suspect there would be adaptations to a variety of other things like sleep, bipedal locomotion, defecation, etc. Sleep is easy: sleep on your side. The rest sound like non-issues to me.
• iSnow 3y ago
  I am pretty sure there would be new dimensions to sexual behavior, details depending on the motor control we'd have.