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With your background. Can you extrapolate on how a tail would impact you? Would it be a big negative to have something that can be grabbed. Also. Chimps/Prima
by FrustratedMonky 3y ago
With your background. Can you extrapolate on how a tail would impact you? Would it be a big negative to have something that can be grabbed.
Also. Chimps/Primates. Don't they fight more in packs.
So if the competition was 5 on 1, would the tail become an even greater disadvantage. It would be even harder to maneuver or run, become someone could grab the tail.
- datameta 3y agoI have two separate thoughts on the matter. One is whether a tail would provide me with additional balance and/or striking power. Potentially as a counterweight during round housed kicks or spinning back kicks. The second is that a tail by itself would be an inferior weapon to punches, elbows, knees, and kicks due to its relative fragility and potentially high nerve density. So this leads to a utilitarian equation - is the additional counterbalance going to provide a sufficient edge to override the risk it adds of a relatively weak limb that can be grabbed?
- fragmede 3y agoAs long as we're inventing limbs, why not put spikes at the end of the tail, like a stegosaurus' thagomizer. I bet that would be pretty fun to fight with.