Do we really need the pinky toe?

[Emilio]

I am convinced the pinky is a practical joke in design and only meant to bump into things for maximum damage.

[CRITICAL HIT]

all are toes including the pinky toe balance our bodies so we dont fall over, i can see why you would think this though.

[R-]

Do we really need a post like this?

[Devsman]

It's an important appendage.

[Zilkenian Davenport]

Originally posted by Relax-:

Do we really need a post like this?

[MinionJoe]

Remember reading a study years ago that found people who lost their small toes (accident, frostbite, amputation, etc) did experience a slight lost of balance, but mostly when standing barefoot. IIRC, any loss of balance was insignificant when wearing shoes.

[Ⓥenom Ⓢnake 🐍]

Actually, yes. It is small, but essential to balance. People in things like prison or the draft would chop it off, becoming disabled, to avoid hard or dangerous labor.

Two people I can thing of are Clive Barrow and John Dillinger who both wacked off a pinky toe to avoid roadwork, which was prison hell.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

Do a study. For science. Cut yours off and study the results.

/S

[MikeBob2013]

Originally posted by Emilio:

Do we really need the pinky toe?

I actually need two of them: one for each foot.

They're there for a reason, so I'm gonna answer your question with a "yes."

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I think it's the big toe that gets stubbed the most.

[MinionJoe]

Originally posted by For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge:

I think it's the big toe that gets stubbed the most.

Broke mine once just before spending the weekend out of town with friends. Had no problem walking around seeing the sights. Hurt like hell once I took the shoes off that night though.

[Devsman]

Originally posted by For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge:

I think it's the big toe that gets stubbed the most.

Probably varies from person to person. I'm pretty sure I've stubbed my pinkie toe more, on corners and other things that are off to the side. I could see the big getting stubbed more if you ran into stuff head-on more often.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge:

I think it's the big toe that gets stubbed the most.

definitely

[John_Crichton]

Originally posted by THEKNIGHTINGKNIGHTOFKNIGHTINGTON:

all are toes including the pinky toe balance our bodies so we dont fall over, i can see why you would think this though.

I doubt that. Because I'm sure that among the frostbite-victims-whom-got-their-toes-amputates that there among them were ones whom only got the pinky toe amputated 7 I'd bet that, aside from any associated pneumonia damage, they didn't have much more equilibrium problems, especially if they got they set done. I'd even be willing to believe that one more than that on each foot could be missing (assuming equal distribution) and there could still be limited impact to balance & speed,

[Masque]

"Oh, now you gonna shoot me in my pinky toe?" -- Vera in Harlem Nights