▲ 250 ▼ You could have a natural talent for something you will never attempt (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] istoff@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 child) A famous philosopher pondered why seals can balance balls. They don't need to in the wild. Could a tiger play the banjo? Who's gonna try? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] explodicle@local106.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The seal thing isn't a huge surprise; they need a lot of fine nose control to swim and hunt efficiently. The same way we need hand eye coordination and can balance balls with our hands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] istoff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's from a standup routine from Eddie Izzard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] explodicle@local106.com 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) The seal thing isn't a huge surprise; they need a lot of fine nose control to swim and hunt efficiently. The same way we need hand eye coordination and can balance balls with our hands. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] istoff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's from a standup routine from Eddie Izzard. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] istoff@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It's from a standup routine from Eddie Izzard. permalink fedilink source parent