by purplehippo on July 6th, 2006

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Why do we have toenails?

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by Glenn Blaylock on March 28th, 2007
Finger and toe nails are evolutionary leftovers from claws.
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- I wish I had claws!
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  by princessemmabelle on March 28th, 2007
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by Anonymous on July 19th, 2006
Because toescrews wouldn't work, and neither would toerivets nor toebolts nor toestraps nor toeglue.
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- haha
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  by davoomac on July 19th, 2006
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by Answers101 on July 7th, 2006
To protect our toes!
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- Might be true, but some additional info/ medical evidence would be helpful
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  by lady fuschia on July 7th, 2006
- yep that'd be nice
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  by x3jorx3 on July 11th, 2006
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by Anonymous on March 28th, 2007
I use to think we needed toenails, until i arrested this womans son, on an outstanding warrant. his mother answered the door barefoot. this woman had no toenails, at all. she walked perfectly.

Maybe we do, maybe we don't.
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by Brew Guy wishes he was icefishing... on March 28th, 2007
Good question. We technically don't need them anymore. Their only purpose at this point is to protect the sensitive tissue underneath them, but we don't need that anymore either. It may be one of the next evolutionary steps, toenail-less people!!
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- deep down, i always knew i had simply 'evolved beyond the toenail'.
  
  i don't have any toenails. never have. i always used to joke and say i had tree frog feet. my toes are all smooth and round and cute at the tips...i rather like them!
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  by Anonymous on May 26th, 2008
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