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2006-09-01 Science & Technology

There is a little Neanderthal in a lot of us

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-09-01 14:41|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Of course there is. When I look into mirror, the pronounced brow is the telltale. No occipical ridge, though, beside two large bumps in the back of my skull.

Neanderthals had larger cranial capacity than todays's sapiens sapiens. In fact, the Cromagnon had a bigger head too, albeit smaller than the Neanderthal.

Neanderthal avrg. ~ 1750 ccm
Cromagnon avrg. ~ 1600 ccm
Modern Human avrg. ~ 1450 ccm

Our heads are shrinking.

But don't be alarmed. Anatole France had 1311 ccm, while some barely functioning idiot had 2034 ccm.

Apparently, what matters is how you use what you've got.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-09-01 15:03|| 2006-09-01 15:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, wimmen have smaller head too, and yet, they always get the upper hand over me. This is where my 5% neanderthal let me down.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-09-01 15:33|| 2006-09-01 15:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Abdominal Snowman, your comments please.

Posted by Grunter 2006-09-01 15:48|| 2006-09-01 15:48|| Front Page Top

#4 First off, I didn't know that Anatole France, or Homo Sapiens, were really considered all that bright, so it still looks to me like there's a brain size/intelligence correlation going on. Although you do have to start throwing your theories out when it comes to the femaliens.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-01 16:14|| 2006-09-01 16:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Fem-aliens.
That's not a typo, AS, is it? ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2006-09-01 16:38|| 2006-09-01 16:38|| Front Page Top

#6 I better just shut up before someone accuses me of understanding, uh, they-who-must-be-obeyed.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2006-09-01 17:40|| 2006-09-01 17:40|| Front Page Top

#7 You, me, and Rumpole of the Bailey!

Posted by Secret Master 2006-09-01 18:13|| 2006-09-01 18:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Jimmy Durante might have had a little. Look at a picture. And I understand "Inka Dinka Doo" and "I ain't got no bananas today" might have been old Neanderthal tunes.
Try the veal, I'll be here all week.

Posted by Whomoque Gravimp8761 2006-09-01 22:50|| 2006-09-01 22:50|| Front Page Top

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