What is a perfect body? Must be slim, beautiful curves, 6 pack of muscles and no excess fat?
That’s true, but it’s the perfect body according to the beauty standards of the modern world. From a biological and evolutionary perspective, that body is not as perfect as we think.
Evolution to have a bigger and better brain than their primate relatives, plus the ability to walk on two legs has put humans at the top of the food chain. But in exchange for that, nature has left people with huge errors that are not easy to eliminate.
Evolution to have a bigger and better brain than a primate relative.
Human women, for example, are the only species that experience a lot of pain during childbirth, as the pelvis gradually narrows while the baby’s skull gets bigger. In addition, the human S-shaped spine is also considered an evolutionary error, because the structure is not suitable to support the entire weight of the upper body, leading to a lot of back problems.
According to anatomist Alice Roberts , a perfect body would have absolutely nothing to do with today’s standards of beauty. Instead, she believes that if she can replace the missing parts with something more suitable on other animals, everything will change completely.
To make that idea a reality, Roberts worked with a number of artists and other biologists to build a model with a model based on her own body, named: Alice Roberts 2.0.
Alice Roberts and…
Basically, version 2.0 of Roberts will still have a human form, but changed to be more “perfect” with very strange details: large, perky cat-like ears; kangaroo-like belly; same big eyes, like those of an octopus.
Owning a pouch on the belly is an idea borrowed from the behavior of kangaroos: giving birth at an extremely young age, then rearing in the pouch. This reduces the pain and burden on women during childbirth. And because raising children right in the pocket, 2 breasts are no longer effective.
This body will have a better functioning heart, replaced legs similar to ostrich.
The legs of the “Roberts 2.0” are also replaced in the same proportion as the ostrich: the muscles are concentrated in the area near the pelvis, in order to absorb the impulses. The lungs are taken from birds, because they have a very efficient oxygen absorption mechanism. Shorter, more stable spine – chimpanzee idea; and finally the heart of dogs and guinea pigs, with the ability to transport oxygen more efficiently.
“Inspired by dogs, cats, fish, swans, chimpanzees and mollusks, this body will have a better functioning heart (because of more blood vessels), more efficient lungs, there are no blind spots in the field of vision, better headphones, effective feet and skin that responds well to changes in sunlight,” Roberts said in an interview with the BBC.
It is known that this model was built by Roberts in 2018, has been taken to a number of scientific exhibitions. Most researchers also agree that this is a perfect body, it just doesn’t suit any of us.
How about you? Do you think the upper body is beautiful, or is it scary? Leave a comment.