Ooh here's the paper. Not as dumb as it sounded at first. They haz some data.
HT @seeduttonhttps://academic.oup.com/iob/article/2/1/obaa005/5799080 …
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Someone please do some impact physics calculations on whether this makes any sense? I'm dubious.https://twitter.com/qikipedia/status/1265236235666235392 …
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If this was the main explanation, younger men would have thicker beards, and older men less thick.
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Old men still get in fights bro, and may need the protection even more
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Did we evolve pubes to avoid groin pounding/chafing?
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People suffer traumatic brain injury when punched with 16 oz boxing gloves so I'm a little dubious a scrap of hair would help.
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Doesn’t have to help every time, or to a very high degree, to confer an evolutionary advantage. A relatively small advantage could still have a large evolutionary effect over time.
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This claim sure sounds a lot like something that someone who's never been punched would say.
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Last I checked, human ancestors used tools. This claim is fraught with problems.
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Totally! I mean Commander Riker was invincible after he grew a beard in the second season of Star Trek
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This guy gets it
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