Am I the only one that feels talked down to when these articles use phrases like "your arms which allow you to throw a football", like any of us somehow have any lack of understanding of what ARMS are.

[–] Windex007@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

This comment made me chuckle. (An involuntary rhythmic release of air across the vocal chords, generally as a response to stimuli found to be humourous)

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Throwing (and hitting what we're throwing at) is a human superpower. We laypersons may take arms and throwing for granted but to anthropologists and biologists it's a pretty big deal.

The thing is, a significant part of our brain is tasked with throwing. It's not just superior eye-hand coordination but our brain knows how to arc the rock / javelin / ball. We also have a mean fastball.

[–] nul@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

your arms which allow you to throw a football

Speak for yourself.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

they are written for our alien overlords