AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Because when you lift something, you’re not just using your arm, you’re using your whole body. Having an arm that could carry heavy weights would put large amounts of stress on the rest of your body as well, which would not be able to handle it. More importantly, the transition between prosthetic and flesh would be exposed to high stresses and current prosthetics technology is not able to handle those.
You’re touching on where “dad stength” and, uh, R-word strength comes from. Our brains limit us from tearing ourselves to pieces.
Our old guy brains still think we’re 25 and act accordingly, and we fuck ourselves up. People with Down’s don’t have the limiter, so they appear to be super strong.
logos@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
That’s what I was thinking. You might have an arm that can carry 400lbs but man, that would screw up your shoulder and back.
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I guess the only solution is to become a full borg. That way, everyone titanium bone would be rated to handle superhuman stress and you could cary much more.
logos@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
While we’re swapping out limbs, wheels would be a lot more efficient at moving loads around too.
FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 3 days ago
As someone who recently started needing wheels, much of the world isn’t really built for that. Lots of uneven flooring in buildings, stairs, thresholds, spaces too narrow to traverse, etc. I get stuck often lol
TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
I can totally get behind swappable parts. Depending on what you’re doing, you could use different arms and legs specifically designed for the task at hand.
See also: Adam Smasher