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Fingernails are the same size no matter what. Long ass fingers would be kinda cool. But having another 8 arms in such close proximity would be annoying. Thumbs are the same size. Short ass arms though would mean the whole underside of your arm would technically be your arm pit.

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[โ€“] oce@jlai.lu 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Option one of course, put some fabric in between and fly away. ๐Ÿฆ‡

[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

Oh shit. This guy bats

[โ€“] Jerb322@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"How many pots have you smoked?"

[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You have no idea how many blunts these long ass fingers can hold at once.

[โ€“] Beacon@fedia.io 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Long fingers. With some ingenuity you could probably turn it into a kind of special ability, but tiny arms is always gonna be a reduction in ability

[โ€“] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I feel like you'd break your fingers a lot

[โ€“] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Do you have any idea how much damage I'd do to myself slamming fingers in doors or rolling over onto them in my sleep?

Stubby arms would fucking suck, but at least I feel there would be tools that could compensate. I don't think anything could compensate for constantly breaking my bones.

That said, theoretically I could have them partially amputated down to normal size, which would be the best outcome of both fucked up situations.

[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Yeah and your finger extensions can be given to people with tiny hands. Or those that chose tiny arms.

[โ€“] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Big fingers is weird, but going full t Rex with baby arms sounds debilitating.

At least with some long ass fingers, I could find the remote under the sofa easier.

[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Would be cool if the fingers were longer but also had more knuckles, so they kinda turn into tails or snakes. Then you could just coil em up when your not using them

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] meco03211@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I want whacky waving inflatable arms flailing tube man or nothing.

[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

How about whacky waving inflatable finger flailing tube men?

[โ€“] littlewonder@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Welp, the image of that in my head is enough body horror for me today.

lomgfingies

[โ€“] hansolo@lemmy.today 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[โ€“] phonics@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

More like spider or t-rex

Why not both?