I hope you do not think this question is monkey business

[JonnyBoy12]

Everyone knows that chimpanzees have hands instead of feet but would this arrangement work for humans. We would not be able to wear shoes but would be able to hold things with our feet.

Would anyone here like this arrangement or are we all content with our feet?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

[douglas9401]

Well it's not the Shakespeare result that's often quoted Jonny, but not a bad result for all that.

[ABerrant]

http://tinyurl.com/7r0ll-f00d

[wildwood]

I am quite happy with my feet but if there were no concrete/tar-seal/paving stones to walk on I would be happier with feet with an opposable big toe like Chimps so I could drive the car while havin' my breakfast.

[boxtops]

I like my feet for walking on, and I can already hold a pencil in my toes.

[woofgang]

actually chimps don't have hands instead of feet, they have prehensile (gripping or grasping) toes. You could wear shoes on prehensile feet but it would kind of negate the point of having them.

chimp foot
http://www.google.co....1&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:0

chimp hand
http://www.google.co....8&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0

[sandyRoe]

I'd rather have a prehensile tail

[campbellking]

Some people with serious upper limb disabilities manage very well to manipulate things with their feet. I watched a programme recently where a teenager with congenital upper limb absence writes with her feet, drives a tractor, feeds herself and also paints her own toenails.
Also, if you want to see some beautiful paintings, go onto the website of the mouth and feet artists.

[heathfield]

When in the army, it was reckoned that one of our sergeant-majors could peel bananas with his feet! ;-)

[JonnyBoy12]

I see you are all willing to lend me a hand with this rather odd question. This question was NOT to be answered by Rachel Sexton, by the way, as she can do all this already with just her feet. See link below:


http://www.rachelsexton.com/