Would we be more or less efficient with 4 arms?

[rowdy]

It occurred to me this morning when making breakfast.  I had to make one trip to carry milk and bowl to the table, then a second for sugar and Weet-Bix (they were all full and heavy - it would have been hazardous to carry three or more at once).

If I had 4 arms I could have carried them all in one go, and saved myself two trips (before and after brekky) each day.

Pros:

• Easier to carry more things around
• More fun and complicated sports

Cons:

• Takes longer to get dressed
• Even more awkward to sleep

Thoughts?

[Halverson]

Are you picking up the slack since tp is muted?

On topic, all I can think of is Goro from mortal kombat. We could be fighting kings.

[chyros]

Probably less efficient, because we don't have them.

[tjcaustin]

Or, and stay with me here, you could pour the cereal and milk into the bowl in the kitchen on the counter and carry the sugar and cereal-filled bowl to the table.

[suicidal_orange]

Two hands for keyboard, one for mouse and one spare to move papers, sign things, answer the phone...  Can't see any argument against bonus arms in an office environment.  Would be great for soldering too - two hands to hold parts, one to hold the iron and one for the solder.

My only hesitation is could we make maximum use of them with only one set of eyes?

• Even more awkward to sleep

This makes it sound like you already have problems sleeping and blame them on having arms?!

[rowdy]

Are you picking up the slack since tp is muted?

On topic, all I can think of is Goro from mortal kombat. We could be fighting kings.

Maybe.

[rowdy]

Probably less efficient, because we don't have them.

If we had 4 arms, we would have evolved to support and use them.

Our backs would be stronger and we would be able to carry heavier loads.

We would have extra muscles around the 4 shoulders.

[tp4tissue]

You're talking about increasing brain mass by another 10-20%  for the control circuit to happen.

THAT IS MAJOR..

[rowdy]

Or, and stay with me here, you could pour the cereal and milk into the bowl in the kitchen on the counter and carry the sugar and cereal-filled bowl to the table.

I have 2 Weet-Bix and milk and sugar first, eat them, then have 2 more.  Putting all 4 in the bowl at once means the ones on the bottom get too soggy, and the ones on the top are too dry.

Plus there's the spoon.

[tp4tissue]

For many of the -mathematical- savants,  what happens is a form of synthesia, where some of the normal connections in their brain is broken, and More brain space becomes available for analytical processing..  giving them immense processing power and RAM..

So,  I'd imagine if we had the tech to increase brain mass... we'd probably use it for something other than more arms.

[rowdy]

• Even more awkward to sleep

This makes it sound like you already have problems sleeping and blame them on having arms?!

My arm goes dead sometimes if I lie on it for too long.

[rowdy]

You're talking about increasing brain mass by another 10-20%  for the control circuit to happen.

THAT IS MAJOR..

Hello tp4, welcome to my off topic thread.

I don't think we use 10-20% of our brain to control the two arms that we have now.

It would probably only be another 2-5%.

Plus the upper torso would probably be a bit bigger to cater for the increased bone and muscle complexity, so a little more brain up there wouldn't be unwelcome.

[xtrafrood]

Two hands to drop things randomly and two hands to catch random objects that were dropped? I'm down. I'll take a few extra limbs

[tp4tissue]

Two hands to drop things randomly and two hands to catch random objects that were dropped? I'm down. I'll take a few extra limbs

I'd rather have more eyes..  or more fingers,  I don't think we need more arms.

[fohat.digs]

Why think small?

[tp4tissue]

You're talking about increasing brain mass by another 10-20%  for the control circuit to happen.

THAT IS MAJOR..

Hello tp4, welcome to my off topic thread.

I don't think we use 10-20% of our brain to control the two arms that we have now.

It would probably only be another 2-5%.

Plus the upper torso would probably be a bit bigger to cater for the increased bone and muscle complexity, so a little more brain up there wouldn't be unwelcome.

the actual control maybe 2-5,  but we also need more processing,  perhaps another multiplexer, another set of pre-emption processor,

I'd still say at least 10-20

[xtrafrood]

Two hands to drop things randomly and two hands to catch random objects that were dropped? I'm down. I'll take a few extra limbs

I'd rather have more eyes..  or more fingers,  I don't think we need more arms.

I need more arms.

[tp4tissue]

Two hands to drop things randomly and two hands to catch random objects that were dropped? I'm down. I'll take a few extra limbs

I'd rather have more eyes..  or more fingers,  I don't think we need more arms.

I need more arms.

now I'm / disappoint

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2006/05/why_cant_i_use_my_third_arm.html

[Air tree]

4 arms would be amazing, multi tasking would be further improved, it's just a win win.


I've said this over and over, but if I had to choose either both my legs or arms cut off, legs would go any day. Legs are so easy to replace and replicate to at least somewhat similarly, but prosthetic arms at the moment are nowhere close to being comparable to a real one, unlike legs.



TLDR: arms > legs

[chyros]

Probably less efficient, because we don't have them.

If we had 4 arms, we would have evolved to support and use them.

Our backs would be stronger and we would be able to carry heavier loads.

We would have extra muscles around the 4 shoulders.

All of which costs a lot more physical and mental energy. Sure, we'd be able to do some things better, but my guess is that it wouldn't be overall more efficient.

[tp4tissue]

4 arms would be amazing, multi tasking would be further improved, it's just a win win.


I've said this over and over, but if I had to choose either both my legs or arms cut off, legs would go any day. Legs are so easy to replace and replicate to at least somewhat similarly, but prosthetic arms at the moment are nowhere close to being comparable to a real one, unlike legs.



TLDR: arms > legs

What about one leg, and one arm...

[Air tree]

4 arms would be amazing, multi tasking would be further improved, it's just a win win.


I've said this over and over, but if I had to choose either both my legs or arms cut off, legs would go any day. Legs are so easy to replace and replicate to at least somewhat similarly, but prosthetic arms at the moment are nowhere close to being comparable to a real one, unlike legs.



TLDR: arms > legs

What about one leg, and one arm...

if I was forced to chose between losing one of my arms or both of my legs, I'd choose both legs.


I do a lot more things with my arms that would be hard to replicate with our current robotic arms

[tp4tissue]

Oh.. small FYI guys,  careful googling amputee, I just did, bad stuff comes up..

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

It's bad enough waking up with two dead arms (this happens to me at least once a month) so I can't imagine having that happen with four, that'd be 2x the amount of pins-and-needles feelings.

[tp4tissue]

It's bad enough waking up with two dead arms (this happens to me at least once a month) so I can't imagine having that happen with four, that'd be 2x the amount of pins-and-needles feelings.

that's not good..  if you wake up with 2 dead arms,  unless you're morbidly obese, then your arms are seriously misaligned while you sleep , 

[rowdy]

I had pins and needles in both feet yestreen, but that's another story.

A good point from chyros - if we had evolved with 4 arms we wouldn't know any different, and this thread would probably be discussing the possibility of having 6 arms.

Or just the 2 - that would be funny )

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

It's bad enough waking up with two dead arms (this happens to me at least once a month) so I can't imagine having that happen with four, that'd be 2x the amount of pins-and-needles feelings.

that's not good..  if you wake up with 2 dead arms,  unless you're morbidly obese, then your arms are seriously misaligned while you sleep , 

Whenever it's happened, they are fine when I go to sleep, but at some point in my sleep I roll over onto them.

[tp4tissue]

I had pins and needles in both feet yestreen, but that's another story.

A good point from chyros - if we had evolved with 4 arms we wouldn't know any different, and this thread would probably be discussing the possibility of having 6 arms.

Or just the 2 - that would be funny )

it's definitely possible.. to have 4 arms,  but we'd have to completely overhaul many things to support 2 extra arms..


Brain area aside,  arms are heavy,  so the rest of the body is not designed to anatomically support them. 

Probably wouldn't attach them at the shoulders.. .. most likely the chest or lower ribs

[Elrick]

If I had 4 arms I could have carried them all in one go, and saved myself two trips (before and after brekky) each day.

Pros:

• Easier to carry more things around
• More fun and complicated sports

Thoughts?

If that was possible, then your next upgrade would be to have 4 Genitals to play with  .

[tp4tissue]

If I had 4 arms I could have carried them all in one go, and saved myself two trips (before and after brekky) each day.

Pros:

• Easier to carry more things around
• More fun and complicated sports

Thoughts?

If that was possible, then your next upgrade would be to have 4 Genitals to play with  .

Why would that be necessarily,   if such advanced modifications were possible,

Wouldn't you just install an orgasm key somewhere,  cherry mx preferably. 

[Elrick]

Why would that be necessarily,   if such advanced modifications were possible,

Because WE need to perpetuate our species sunshine.  Imagine, a whole new four-armed race ready to conquer the WORLD  !

[tp4tissue]

Why would that be necessarily,   if such advanced modifications were possible,

Because WE need to perpetuate our species sunshine.  Imagine, a whole new four-armed race ready to conquer the WORLD  !

If that were the case, you'd mod females to be much much larger, size of refrigerators, larger females who can produce more babies at once..

I don't see why you'd need more male parts,  because a small quantity of liquid is good for multiple fertile eggs

[fanpeople]

Four arms would make my weekly gangbang much more efficiant

[tp4tissue]

Four arms would make my weekly gangbang much more efficiant

wow, weekly.. endurance ++

[dgneo]

Four arms would make my weekly gangbang much more efficiant

[Elrick]

If that were the case, you'd mod females to be much much larger, size of refrigerators, larger females who can produce more babies at once..

I don't see why you'd need more male parts,  because a small quantity of liquid is good for multiple fertile eggs

Geez louise, why would you ever need to mod any females  ?

Keep them as they are because having four genitals (men) means doing four chicks at the same time.  Every pubescent's ultimate dream, to do four women but instead of denying three women your prong you can do all four at the same time.

You see where I'm heading with this, far more efficient delivery of your seed by four times the rate.  Gangbang takes on a whole new perspective here because no longer will you see women sitting on the sidelines missing out on getting banged.  In fact they won't be missing out on anything but breaks and recovery time from all that long session of love making.

[chyros]

Four arms would make my weekly gangbang much more efficiant

wow, weekly.. endurance ++

Nah man, endurance is when you just get with someone and you screw like rabbits constantly, every day xD .

[rowdy]

I had pins and needles in both feet yestreen, but that's another story.

A good point from chyros - if we had evolved with 4 arms we wouldn't know any different, and this thread would probably be discussing the possibility of having 6 arms.

Or just the 2 - that would be funny )

it's definitely possible.. to have 4 arms,  but we'd have to completely overhaul many things to support 2 extra arms..


Brain area aside,  arms are heavy,  so the rest of the body is not designed to anatomically support them. 

Probably wouldn't attach them at the shoulders.. .. most likely the chest or lower ribs

I'm kinda implying that we evolved with 4 arms, and thus the rest of the body to support them.

[rowdy]

If I had 4 arms I could have carried them all in one go, and saved myself two trips (before and after brekky) each day.

Pros:

• Easier to carry more things around
• More fun and complicated sports

Thoughts?

If that was possible, then your next upgrade would be to have 4 Genitals to play with  .

Or four MOTAS with one set of genitals each.

[xtrafrood]

Four arms would make my weekly gangbang much more efficiant

wow, weekly.. endurance ++

Nah man, endurance is when you just get with someone and you screw like rabbits constantly, every day xD .

 

[tp4tissue]

If that were the case, you'd mod females to be much much larger, size of refrigerators, larger females who can produce more babies at once..

I don't see why you'd need more male parts,  because a small quantity of liquid is good for multiple fertile eggs

Geez louise, why would you ever need to mod any females  ?

Keep them as they are because having four genitals (men) means doing four chicks at the same time.  Every pubescent's ultimate dream, to do four women but instead of denying three women your prong you can do all four at the same time.

You see where I'm heading with this, far more efficient delivery of your seed by four times the rate.  Gangbang takes on a whole new perspective here because no longer will you see women sitting on the sidelines missing out on getting banged.  In fact they won't be missing out on anything but breaks and recovery time from all that long session of love making.

oh come on... you know that wouldn't work... GEOMETRY.

[chyros]

If that were the case, you'd mod females to be much much larger, size of refrigerators, larger females who can produce more babies at once..

I don't see why you'd need more male parts,  because a small quantity of liquid is good for multiple fertile eggs

Geez louise, why would you ever need to mod any females  ?

Keep them as they are because having four genitals (men) means doing four chicks at the same time.  Every pubescent's ultimate dream, to do four women but instead of denying three women your prong you can do all four at the same time.

You see where I'm heading with this, far more efficient delivery of your seed by four times the rate.  Gangbang takes on a whole new perspective here because no longer will you see women sitting on the sidelines missing out on getting banged.  In fact they won't be missing out on anything but breaks and recovery time from all that long session of love making.

oh come on... you know that wouldn't work... GEOMETRY.

Who says the genitals would all have to be in the same place?

[xondat]

No headphone jack would be less efficient with 4 arms.

[rowdy]

No headphone jack would be less efficient with 4 arms.

Wireless arms?

[duynguyenle]

No headphone jack would be less efficient with 4 arms.

Wireless arms?

I guess you would still need to plug them in for power/charging

[bazh]

what about tail, what if we have a tail that can be trained to hold things...

[BLaZe]

You can be a god at any sport combat.
And you'll be able to compet against korean players on starcraft 

[rowdy]

You can be a god at any sport combat.
And you'll be able to compet against korean players on starcraft 

But everyone else would have 4 arms too - it would be the norm.

[tp4tissue]

what about tail, what if we have a tail that can be trained to hold things...

Most animals don't have extremely dextrose tails ..

It's nothing like an elephant's trunk..

So I guess if maybe you'd have a modified tail that's similar to the elephant trunk where the tail would be..

I guess that's what you mean.

[xtrafrood]

So I can have four elephant trunks instead of four arms? That's pretty cool