Opposable Tack In Human Development

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18 October
How did it feel to lose the use of your thumbs, even for a short period of time? What tasks were most difficult? What techniques or adaptations did you use to get around this? What conclusions can you draw about the importance of opposable thumbs in human development?
This is a great excitement because I have the chance to know how I would feel when missing my thumbs or what I can do and cannot do without it. Firstly, even for just a short period of time, you will feel uncomfortable, irritating because we are not used to being separated from our thumbs so we will have the feeling something is missing, this is not right. Secondly, I have the chance to experience one of the most difficult tasks of my life so far, I went to the restroom

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