Friday 29 March 2013

Don't bring back Neanderthals, they'll be better at racing

Neaderthals could dominate F1
They say people who live in higher altitudes have stronger hearts due to the reduced amounts of available oxygen. This means when they compete against us sea levelled beings, they can expect a slight natural advantage, since stronger hearts can mean stronger athletic abilities. So imagine my disgust as I read that scientists are considering the idea of bringing back the Neanderthal species with reconstructed DNA. The athletic ability of a species much closer related to our ancestral apes, would be impossible for us humble humans to compete against.

I mean, do the scientists want us to face a future of dominated sport? Sprinting, long distance running, spear throwing: all Neanderthal specialities. And don't get me started on Motorsport. You thought the Schumacher era was bad, imagine a Neanderthal dominated sport, forever! The skills required to be a good F1 driver include reactions, precision, hand to eye coordination and athletic fitness, which funnily enough seem to be very suited to Mr Neanderthal. People are already starting to get sick of the current Vettel era; so please science, don't damn us to another one, especially one from another species!

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