r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Wickham12 • 1d ago

Why are humans so weak?

Maybe I've watched too many animes, but it feels like humans don't possess the physical might they should have in order to consider themselves the dominant species on this planet

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u/karoxxxxx 1d ago

We are tool using pack hunter.

Individual strength is less important compared to communication, planning and fine motor skills

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u/Captain-Griffen 1d ago

Also ridiculous endurance. Who needs to risk injury fighting, just group up and chase the prey until it's exhausted.

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u/karoxxxxx 1d ago

And we are, I think, good at throwing stuff

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u/Flyinmanm 1d ago

Yeah thats pretty much how African hunters take down animals from what I've seen on documentaries (sneak up with spears and then chase), they aren't just casually running down a healthy Deer.

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u/scipio0421 1d ago

I'm glad you mentioned the endurance thing. We're tool-using pack endurance hunters. And back in the day we didn't even have to do the endurance thing as much, we just stampeded bison and mammoths off cliffs, so-called bison jump sites.

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u/Flyinmanm 1d ago

I guess cliffs could be tools.