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[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What if you take off the costume? Humans aren't entirely bilaterally symmetrical (at least not on the inside) and obviously not radially symmetrical so the paradox continues.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Is any animal perfectly bilaterally symmetrical?

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] MrShankles@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Their mom definitely got it... Slam! with the alley-oop!

[–] Chiarottide@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Might be, but she gives it to everyone else

[–] jack@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Humans are definitely bilaterally symmetrical. Symmetry doesn't have to be a perfect mirror image in biology.