Members Phantasm Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Future super bassist of the next generation? http://www.ktvu.com/news/18608582/detail.html#- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Whoa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonathan_matos5 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father. Prepare to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted February 1, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2009 Antonio Alfonseca has 6 fingers, if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure it didn't hurt his pitching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LanEvo Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 It's more common than you think. Polydactyly is seen in around 2 per 1000 live births. You don't hear about it much because it gets surgically corrected early on. Of course, most of the time, the extra digits do not function normally. It's been many, many years since I studied embryology. But I seem to remember that 6 digits (5 fingers and a thumb) is actually "normal" and 5 digits (like we have) is an autosomal dominant mutation. I'll have to dig through some of my old embryology textbooks to double check that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zebra Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 One time I was at a county fair sorta thing. They had a booth where they did wax castings of peoples hands for $5. A guy came up that had only 3 fingers and one thumb. It looked like it was that way from birth too. He said "can I get a dollar-off discount?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ezstep Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 My grandson has five fingers on his left hand. It is in the same place as where the thumb should be, but it is a functioning finger, long, two joints, etc. He is only 2 years old but it seems to be more comfortable for him to hold it in line with the other four, rather than opposed to the other four. He should be a helluva guitarist or bassist. *He is the same one having back surgery at the end of February.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yeah it's a rather common mutation, although usually uncomplete.Marylin Monroe had it on one of her feet and got it removed at some point. So did Sid WIlson from Slipknot.I guess evolution is trying something new here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 I think this is awesome. Almost makes me jealous knowing the odds. If I had a kid like this, I'd be awestruck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 hell of a bassist or pianist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rippin' Robin Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Finally nature comes up with a natural predator for Bassius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Wow, he only has 6 functional fingers? Most people are born with 10 functional fingers. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Future super bassist of the next generation? http://www.ktvu.com/news/18608582/detail.html#- He will be popular with the girls too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators isaac42 Posted February 1, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2009 Yeah it's a rather common mutation, although usually uncomplete.Marylin Monroe had it on one of her feet and got it removed at some point. So did Sid WIlson from Slipknot.I guess evolution is trying something new here ? I don't think that's true of Marilyn. http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/mmtoes.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Antonio Alfonseca has 6 fingers, if I'm not mistaken. I'm sure it didn't hurt his pitching. The organist at Tropicana Field sounds like hes only got three fingers (his nickname among us fans is "Three Fingers Mordecai" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ThudMaker Posted February 1, 2009 Moderators Share Posted February 1, 2009 ...(his nickname among us fans is "Three Fingers Mordecai" ) That would be a really good name for a band, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MisfitKay138 Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 thats freakin cool! as a kid i always wished i had 6 fingers. still kinda do. guess ive always been a bit different lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flâneur Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 "his dad Kris Hubbard noticed ... 6-perfect fingers on each hand and 6-perfect toes on each foot" Smart work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members BigPigPeaches Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hound Dog Taylor had six fingers on his left hand...as noted above, the last one was nonfunctional. It is also interesting to note that women with polymastia (extra breast) have a higher incidence of having polydactyl children. And no, I'm not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LanEvo Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hound Dog Taylor had six fingers on his left hand...as noted above, the last one was nonfunctional. It is also interesting to note that women with polymastia (extra breast) have a higher incidence of having polydactyl children.That shouldn't be a surprise. The same "homeobox" genes that control axial development and differentiation are at work in both cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super_Donut_Man Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 Hannibal?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted February 1, 2009 Members Share Posted February 1, 2009 That's cool as hell. Also, Dr. Michael Treece looks like a someone I would not go to for any doctoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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