Claws or Nails?

[Don Drama]

If you have the power to change our biological design, what would it be? .. Claws or Nails?

Personally, I would like to have claws instead of nails. "Evolution" designed us poorly. Yes, we have a large brain to govern all living things in this world but physically incapable of defending ourselves against the rest of the animal specie.

Just imagine, you are in the wilderness alone and naked. Nothing you have physically can be use as defense against wild animals. Claws could come in handy in this time of peril.

 

[Passerby]

I want wings

 

[Alien X]

Claws of all the things? Come on, and yet you speak of "poorly designed". Evolution always takes things slowly, you have no idea of what's coming next....

 

[lord seventh]

I think brain can be more useful against wild animal than claws by the way I want wings as passerby mentioned

 

[Insomniac Fueled Suicide]

Well the brain is the reason why we are technically on the top of the food chain. You know that technological advancement and all.
But to answer you're question claws because they are harder and have more offensive capability than nails which we have already.

 

[Marin]

Neither. How am I gonna draw with huge ass claws getting in the way? :|

 

[Don Drama]

Because of our intelligence, our ancestors eradicated all our natural predators. Perhaps our intelligence has a big Ego! Altering and suppressing our evolutionary needs to equip our body with natural defenses.

 

[DominiqueX]

You'll need more than just claws if you want to win against a lion, bear, wolf, shark etc. when you are naked.

Wings would be nice, because then there is no more traffic congestion anymore and much less travel-costs in general.

 

[chopstickchakra]

Claws of all the things? Come on, and yet you speak of "poorly designed". Evolution always takes things slowly, you have no idea of what's coming next....

Well we know hairless-ness should be on it's way with all the climate control we've been doing. Hair has pretty much been rendered redundant now.

 

[Jack Spicer]

Out of those two? Neither.

Overall? Not sure.

 

[Claymantan]

Probably would good to have thicker and more durable skin. No more papercuts, falling off your bike wouldn't scratch you up, you'd be more resistant to impacts and damage to internal organs...

Nails are better than claws because dexterity is good. Plus having people become human weapons doesn't sound like the best deal for social interactions.

 

[Pukkake Pokayo]

Do you know how hard and horrible it is to do things with long nails, nevermind claws.

You think if you get claws you can 1v1 a bear? No. It'd make no difference anyway. Nails would get in the way while trying to do simple things like light fires. We'd cut ourselves and much more shit would get underneath claws.

Brain > brawn in evolution because we made weapons and traps.

Guns >>>>> animals

If you want to go out fighting animals while acting like one. Gouge out their eyes, break their limbs and bite out their throats. Hf with those injuries and getting mauled to death though.

 

[Filo]

I'd say nails since evolution has taken us this far with them. We might die out for some unforseen reason with claws

 

[kimb]

I'll keep my nails. I'd imagine claws would make texting, typing, and gaming near impossible.

 

[Excālibur1]

I am gonna stick to nails itself. I can see the increase in violence in case humans can have claws instead of nails.

 

[Claymantan]

I'd say nails since evolution has taken us this far with them. We might die out for some unforseen reason with claws

Epidemic of people being blinded because they had an itch

 

[Pukkake Pokayo]

Epidemic of people being blinded because they had an itch

Or slitting their throats trying to put on jewellery.
Or cutting their **** off trying to piss.
Or shrieking after wiping.

 

[SIR HERDERP PRESIDERP SDO]

I want wings

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Me too.

 

[Don Drama]

I appreciate all your inputs in this intellectual endeavor. Just to wrap it up:

1.) Having wings - if only we have the Alpha-Omega blueprint of our evolutionary design, humans will have gills to breath underwater before wings of flight.

2.) Thicker and durable skin / bones - this is already incorporated with our evolutionary design, however, doesn't manifest naturally. Our skin and bones must be subjected to a long term trauma and continual friction or pressure in order to develop calluses and thicker bones.

3.) Discomfort and disadvantage of claws - evolution is gradual, thus, if we have claws instead of nails. Our known history and civilizations will be completely different. For instance, the ancient Greeks will have "claw-fights" instead of developing boxing. Sports, apparel, jewelries and architecture will be designed in conformance to our biological needs and demand of having claws.

4.) Claws as natural defense - it's true humans are nothing compared when it comes to brute force against the top predators. In all aspect our claws will become fatal extension of our hands. Humans are gifted with intellect and common sense, thus, with your claws you can easily stop any predator by poking its eye out. This can even true with the use fingernails.

Ergo, claws is better than nails.

 

[GinkgoLeaf Girl]

Nails. Claws would lead to more unintentional injuries to self and others. Also, hand hygiene would be harder to maintain, I imagine.