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Mitch
08-25-2005, 09:22 AM
Who else thinks we should geneticaly engineer a 6 fingered person and teach them to play guitar?

They would dominate
boris no no
08-25-2005, 09:42 AM
that would be rather awesome
Big D
08-25-2005, 10:14 AM
Ever seen the movie Gattaca?
Six-fingered pianist, crafted by parents who wanted him to be a master musician. Can play music written especially for six-fingered instrumentalists.

Personally, I'm dead set against genetic resequencing of human beings, except to cure otherwise-untreatable illnesses.

The minute you start making genetic 'improvements' to people, you take steps toward genetic eugenics. Not the best direction for humanity to head.
Old Manus
08-25-2005, 10:15 AM
What if he doesn't want to play the guitar
Mitch
08-25-2005, 10:40 AM
What if he doesn't want to play the guitar

Then he will be shot.
Dr.K
08-25-2005, 11:28 AM
For some reason, I think a six-fingered person would dominate more at piano than guitar. What'd REALLY pull the stops out is if he had 4 arms :D One manned duel guitar solos ftw
Dreddz
08-25-2005, 01:29 PM
that would be rather Stupid
Lindy
08-25-2005, 01:45 PM
Doesn't incest lead to retardation?
jrgen
08-25-2005, 02:10 PM
Doesn't incest lead to retardation?
Unfortunately retardation does not lead to the growth of additional body parts. Although if Homer Simpson is right, incest might produce children with "too many" fingers.
Lindy
08-25-2005, 02:12 PM
No, but incest can often lead to an extra finger or toe.
jrgen
08-25-2005, 02:38 PM
I'm just pointing out that what is generally referred to as retardation (not reversed acceleration) is a mental thing, not physical.
Lindy
08-25-2005, 02:55 PM
I know, but I was TRYING to make a joke, in saying that to get 6 fingers, you could have an incestuous child, but they'd be retarded and a bad guitar player.

Thanks for ruining it.
jrgen
08-25-2005, 03:01 PM
No problem.
eestlinc
08-25-2005, 03:03 PM
incest leads to various recessive traits coming out.

Gattaca is a cool movie. However, people shouldn't be bred for specific roles.
Endless
08-25-2005, 03:35 PM
Django Reinhardt, with only 3 working fingers on his left hand, was one of the best guitar players ever.
eestlinc
08-25-2005, 03:48 PM
Arnold jacobs was the greatest tuba player ever and he only had one lung.

which is to say, it's not what you have, but what you do with it.
Optium
08-25-2005, 03:56 PM
It's not the amount, it's how you use them. ;]

And having an extra finger wouldn't make you all that much better at
piano, it'd just make fuller chords possible, but you rarely need that
anyway since 3 note chords will suffice, and 4 note chords will give that
fuller sound. 5 and 6 note chords should usually be played without any
rhythm anyway, so it's best that they're played most often with 2 hands.

An extra ARM however would prove very interesting. It'd make stride piano
playing a thing of the past basically.

.opt
Meat Puppet
08-25-2005, 03:57 PM
some deaf guy plaeyed piano once
Optium
08-25-2005, 04:00 PM
some deaf guy plaeyed piano once
Ya that's true, but he was crap. It's not like he composed anything like
Fur Elise or even remotely as awesome.

.opt
Primus Inter Pares
08-25-2005, 05:50 PM
some deaf guy plaeyed piano once
Ya that's true, but he was crap. It's not like he composed anything like
Fur Elise or even remotely as awesome.

.opt
LOL :cool:

<3 Fur Elise

Ninja
Mitch
08-26-2005, 04:43 AM
Ok just to get this straight

I DO NOT AGREE WITH GENETIC ENGINEERING

NOR DO I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE BRED FOR CERTAIN ROLES

I just thought it would make a fun topic but noooooooooooooooooooooooo you had to be all serious

*pouts*