God, why two kidneys?

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

I'm not knocking the fact that I have two kidneys, I may need them both one day, and many folk rely on the second one for medical reasons. Just wondered, though, what makes kidneys so special to warrant us having two. Why is only one heart and liver provided when they are equally as vital to our functioning as kidneys? Do you think God over designed as he saw kidneys as a bit of a weak human component, requiring the option of a spare?

Eeyore · Aug 25, 2014

Very useful for a friend of mine who had one removed due to a cancerous growth. So we were fine with it :thumbsup:

knocky1 · Aug 25, 2014

Why a pair of balls?

TomandJerry · Aug 25, 2014

knocky1 said:
Why a pair of balls?

Hitler needed two because one was shot off :moo:

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

knocky1 said:
Why a pair of balls?

Aesthetics

ropey9 · Aug 25, 2014

He / She really should have ensured competition for all key areas.

The Antikythera Mechanism · Aug 25, 2014

Two lungs?

symyjym · Aug 25, 2014

Brighton TID said:
I'm not knocking the fact that I have two kidneys, I may need them both one day, and many folk rely on the second one for medical reasons. Just wondered, though, what makes kidneys so special to warrant us having two. Why is only one heart and liver provided when they are equally as vital to our functioning as kidneys? Do you think God over designed as he saw kidneys as a bit of a weak human component, requiring the option of a spare?

Good question but nothing to do with God.

You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
Two lungs?

This is all about air capacity, so I can fully understand having two smaller bags of air as opposed to one big one.

Beach Hut · Aug 25, 2014

Very useful to Mini as one only works at 28% capacity and will never get any better.

Frutos · Aug 25, 2014

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
Two lungs?

As one of mine is somewhat buggered, I'm glad to have two.

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

symyjym said:
You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

Agreed it would be a tricky design having two pumps on one blood system. Rather a waste of energy to have them both pumping at once.

Herr Tubthumper · Aug 25, 2014

The Antikythera Mechanism said:
Two lungs?

Two legs?

Eeyore · Aug 25, 2014

symyjym said:
Good question but nothing to do with God.

You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

Don't tell me Dr Who isn't true.

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

Herr Tubthumper said:
Two legs?

Legs aren't vital organs. Plus women need two legs.

symyjym · Aug 25, 2014

Brighton TID said:
Agreed it would be a tricky design having two pumps on one blood system. Rather a waste of energy to have them both pumping a once.

yep, if one broke the other wouldn't be able to function.

knocky1 · Aug 25, 2014

ropey9 said:
He / She really should have ensured competition for all key areas.

She nearly favoured women with their two holes but one needs a bit of work. Maybe Darwin could help clean up the messy one.

symyjym · Aug 25, 2014

knocky1 said:
She nearly favoured women with their two holes but one needs a bit of work. Maybe Darwin could help clean up the messy one.

Can't you count

Brighton TID · Aug 25, 2014

symyjym said:
yep, if one broke the other wouldn't be able to function.

Therefore, as we have ascertained that we can only have one heart, let's stick it behind its own strong cage for ultimate protection. Clever.

StillHateBellotti · Aug 25, 2014

My wife has three......Her two own that are ruined and one of her Dads........

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