toomanypancakes@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoIf human skin was sometimes completely patterned (eg. spots, stripes, etc.), what pattern (if any) would you want to have?message-squaremessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down13
arrow-up194arrow-down1message-squareIf human skin was sometimes completely patterned (eg. spots, stripes, etc.), what pattern (if any) would you want to have?toomanypancakes@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square51fedilink
minus-squaretobogganablaze@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down1·6 months agoHuman skin actually does have a pattern, we’re striped. But usually it’s skin coloured stipes on a skin coloured background so it’s hard to see. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaschko's_lines
minus-squarerekabis@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 months agoCame here to say exactly this, only I wasn’t expecting to be anywhere as concise and erudite as you have been.
Human skin actually does have a pattern, we’re striped. But usually it’s skin coloured stipes on a skin coloured background so it’s hard to see.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaschko's_lines
Came here to say exactly this, only I wasn’t expecting to be anywhere as concise and erudite as you have been.
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