From: Claudius Denk on
On Jul 18, 3:51 pm, Lee Olsen <paleoc...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 18, 11:44 am, Claudius Denk <claudiusd...(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> > On Jul 18, 7:58 am, b...(a)cs.toronto.no-uce.edu wrote:
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> > > In article <d195e290-e9d0-4d90-b3da-c5a83ecf3...(a)i18g2000pro.googlegroups.com>,
> > > Lee Olsen  <paleoc...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > >Since bipedalism showed up in the fossil record millions of years
> > > >before exotic rock or stone tools, it can be safely assumed running
> > > >occured long before proficiency at throwing was developed.
>
> > > You don't need to throw tools -- you can throw anything.
>
> > Right.
>
> Yep, you can spit on a lion too, so what?

Relevance?

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> > > When Mr. Plutonium first asserted his theory, many people pointed out
> > > that chimps can throw accurately and with power for substantial
> > > distances.  Many people who have worked with chimps have observed that
> > > they enjoy throwing whatever they have, especially feces, at their
> > > keepers.
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> > Yes, but even then they take a bipedal stance to do so.
>
> Yep, every time they throw they use the bipedal stance.
> Thanks Jim.

For what?