Fonedork
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You know that the Sapiens and Neanderthals did “mix” a bit. Many of us have a small percentage of the Neanderthal DNA.
They may not have so much as gone extinct as a species as been absorbed into another. Now let me get back to chewing my tree roots. Mike
OK, so lately I've been fascinated with watching documentaries and reading articles about us, Homo-sapiens and our extinct cousins the Neanderthals. For a long time I used to think that the Neanderthals were pea brains despite being larger and brawnier physical specimens, hence all brawn and no brains stereotype but that was not the case at all! In fact the Neanderthals had larger skulls and an estimated 10% more in brain mass but they turned out to be sh*t for brains as compared to the smaller, weaker yet craftier Sapiens!
As it turns out, our cavemen ancestors tended to stretch their tribes behind the immediate family members and the inbreeding as opposed to the Neanderthals which just stayed in very small cluster of inbred family members. It turns out that for centuries and millennials the Neanderthals used the same basic tools made from shaping stones and things whereas the Sapiens improved upon them by leaps and bounds because it turns out that the last neanderthals always preferred to take the path of least resistance but the Sapiens did not shy away from changing the status quo. One reason being that our brains actually sap a lot of our calorical energy so chewing tree roots and thinking did not really go well together until fire was discovered and hence meat based food was a lot easier to cook and to digest!
Case in point: whoever insists on the phrase, if it ain't broke, don't fix it is not always right! Taking the path of least resistance surpasses creativity and leads to demise / extinction
Dr. Ford knows
But he was nice enough to make HDMCs for those who do?Oh yes, there are mixtures for sure... I'm very glad that Nathan doesn't have a massive protruding ridge running on top of his brows or else I wouldn't be buying chit from him
Yes nice grouping, but what was the distance and caliber?Nice group Nate!
Yes nice grouping, but what was the distance and caliber?