Our Faces, Desigined to be Punched.

http://news.yahoo.com/male-faces-may...195930679.html

The latest in the never ending line of hypotheses.

This was mentioned on the BioAnthropology Facebook group that I follow. Here is the actual paper.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1.../brv.12112/pdf

A critique.

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic....HkR_0Q.twitter

I don't know about some of you guys, but I've been punched in the face plenty of times and I'm still prettier than a lot of women. :p

Maybe YOUR faces are designed to be punched, but mine is designed to be kissed!!:cool:

My hypothesis is men grew beards to cushion the blows of punches to the jaw.
Women don't have beards, so this theory is obviously true.

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Originally Posted by Kellen Bassette

My hypothesis is men grew beards to cushion the blows of punches to the jaw.
Women don't have beards, so this theory is obviously true.

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Actually, It's more likely men grew beards because it hurts to shave with a piece of rock, don't you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3lGKMXYOG8

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Originally Posted by Scott R. Brown

Actually, It's more likely men grew beards because it hurts to shave with a piece of rock, don't you think?

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I like this line of thinking.