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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] Sabre363 79 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Human bodies are anything butt hairless. It would just be wispy, crinkly pubic hair that only grows in the most inconvenient of places.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Humans are considered hairless apes. I believe that is what OP meant.

And OP is definitely correct. Just look at these vestigial tails. (or don't..)

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

Yes, human tails are hairless. Here are photos of vestigial tails on humans.

Sometimes our body tries to include traits of our ~~ape~~ primate ancestors. Vestigial tails are not that uncommon. They are typically surgically removed from infants in 1st-world countries.

Years ago, I realized DBZ would be way weirder if their tails were accurately hairless....

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Well, I learned something new today. Now I'm happy I don't have a tail.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Are they harmful? why do we remove them? is it just conformance based or are there actual good reasons?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They are just lumps of fat, not real tails, they are removed for cosmetic reasons

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

A light snack

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I imagine you'd either have to sit on it, which is probably painful (maybe likely to even break it), or wear modified clothes and dangle that shit free for the world to see. Personally, I wouldn't like either of those options.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not to mention shitting on it by accident.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Or baptizing it in the toilet..

I hate when that happens to my dick.. feels forever unclean. Even worse when it touches the bowl...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you have a better source than this jpeg?

Our vestigial tail is the coccyx, and animals with tails have bones in them. Why would a vestigial tail grow at the base of the neck?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sometimes our body tries to include traits of our ape ancestors.

But apes don't have tails.

However approximately 25mya the monkey and ape lines split so itust have come from at least that far back.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

My bad, definitely speaking informally. Should have said primate ancestors.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure human tails would be covered in something like pubic hair. I hate it.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

That's the worst of both worlds

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Butt cheek fuzz

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Technically we all have tails already. However they are made entirely of bone and aren't long enough to stick out. Really all they do is make sitting on hard surfaces uncomfortable and try to dig their way out of your ass when you do situps without a mat

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They can also do a third thing: break and cause lifelong issues!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Perhaps millennia of sexual selection would have resulted in Hairy tails.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Millennia of sexual selection already resulted in no tail...

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you, uh, often like to imagine humans with furry tails?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

Speak for yourself, the guys at work call me sasquatch or chewie.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

I want a thick, prehensile tail that's at least 2/3rds as long as my body. I want to be able to use to hold things, hang upside down like a opossum, climb trees, and slap the shit outta Greg from work when he irritates me. That's the kind of tail I wish humans had. I don't care if it's furry or smooth. I'll crochet a tail condom if I need to.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

That, sir, is your dick

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your tail's hair doesn't matter. It's the length and if it's not long enough, you can buy a monster truck.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

There are humans that have born with tails (long coccyx protrusion) and this is correct. Go look up images.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

1.) Not all bodies are hairless, so there'd definitely be a range.

2.) A massive hairless tail wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. ಠ‿ಠ

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[–] MartinXYZ 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I almost never imagine what human tails would look like(but then I clicked that link in a post in this thread...😕)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

nah we're aware, its just that like...

its already pretend, basing it in realism doesn't really do much if doing that is still pretend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I didn't think they wanted humans with tails? I thought they just wanted anthropomorphic animals

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

if human had tails? please this is the fediverse

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

As a furry, this breaks my (OC) generic neon green wolf's heart (don't steal).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We have many relatives with tails

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Probably runs in your family then.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

And who are you, who are so wise in the ways of science?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

our family 😹

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Who's "we"?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

We used to have tails at some point in our evolution. Some people even continue to be born with one very rarely. Back when we all had them, we were probably a lot more hairy, but those born with one now are hairless.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I believe they would have MASSIVE amounts of pubic hair. And smell bad.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tails are kinda hard to clothe and not very attractive without hair, they'd probably be furry.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If only I can ask my head to grow more hair

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

If you had a bushy tail, you could use it as a toupee

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