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MelStowe

Why do we have eyebrows?

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quade

eye protection



Protection from what? Dust and floating air particles? That's what eyelashes are for. Eyebrows are too high up for that.

Protection from impacts? No, that's why we have recessed eye sockets. So when a caveman whacks you across the face with a log, he didn't put your eye out. Eyebrows don't add anything to that.

I'm having trouble imagining why eyebrows evolved...

What other mammals have eyebrows like humans?

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Riggerrob has it -- sweat flows down the forehead, and at least some of it's stopped by eyebrows. Even my puny ones.

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Protection from what?



Sweat. You don't sweat?

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I'm having trouble imagining why eyebrows evolved...



So we can still see when we're sweaty.

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What other mammals have eyebrows like humans?



Pretty much most of them. You just can't tell because it's part of all the other face hair they have.
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MelStowe

***eye protection



Protection from what? Dust and floating air particles? That's what eyelashes are for. Eyebrows are too high up for that.

Protection from impacts? No, that's why we have recessed eye sockets. So when a caveman whacks you across the face with a log, he didn't put your eye out. Eyebrows don't add anything to that.

I'm having trouble imagining why eyebrows evolved...

What other mammals have eyebrows like humans?

You asked, I answered.

Sorry if you didn't like my answer, but they are the generally accepted ones.

Here;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyebrow
quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

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Zep


How about the most logical answer, We'd look silly without them.



The first time I saw this scene, there was something that bugged me about The Cowboy, but couldn't quite figure out what it was: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNjX3tQMygk:D
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Joellercoaster

I wonder how many folks on here can name both of those people? :D



Thufir Hawat
Theodor Waigel
"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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