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  Nah that’s a feature do you think that 125,000 years ago they had tissues just chilling around?
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  Evolution had your back. The prank is society teaching you not to keep your nose clear and clean with the tools evolution gave you. >
  
  Born to pick. Forced to wipe >
  
  Though some choose to swallow >
  
  Fun fact: most of the mucus your nose produces slides back down your throat and into your stomach regardless of what you are digging out with your fingers.
  So we are all swallowing, approximately twice a minute. >
  
  Uhhhhhh what have I just read >
  
  I'm confused by this idea that fingers fitting into our orifices is somehow not a benefit >
  
  Exactly, clearly there is an evolutionary benefit to being about to clean out our orifices without damaging them. >
  
  That’s not how evolution works. >
  
  That's exactly how evolution works. If you can't clean, the risk of infection/death goes up, reducing chances to pass on your genes. Same if you damage them. >
  
  Also, just shit getting stuck. How often do vets have to pull stuff out of pets' noses? >
  
  how many pets were allowed to develop without human interference? >
  
  None wtf does that have to do with anything? >
  
  That those species aren't reliable references for evolution in a natural sense. They've been bred for aesthetics over survival. Ergo, a vet pulling shit out of a pet's nose is a void argument against evolution not allowing for species to clean orifices without damage. >
  
  So do you think wild wolves can pick their noses? 
  Pets were used as an example because we SEE it happen. >
  
  I'd say wolves are better equipped to clean their asses and genitals better than the average housedog. I cant say for certain what the frequency of wolves getting stuff in their noses is compared to a French bulldog. Pets are not analogous to wild species was all I was saying. >
  
  Why is it a prank? Being able to clear your own nostrils is wildly useful. >
  
  And satisfying >
  
  And nutritious >
  
  And tasty >
  
  Slimy, yet satisfying >
  
  You think it’s candy, but it’s snot. >
  
  Every one picks their nose. It’s what we do once that finger comes out is what separates us. >
  
  Flick or lick, that is the question. >
  
  you forgot the other option. Sharing is Caring after all >
  
  Lick isn't restricted to just the owner of the finger.  Also, flick could always be directed.  I stand by flick or lick, regardless of the eventual recipient. >
  
  I don’t know how to tell you this…but it fits in other holes as well. >
  
  Proctologists:  Evolutionary pranksters >
  
  "million to one odds, Doc. Million to one" >
  
  assman >
  
  It's not a coincidence, it makes it easier to clean and once you get to a point where you can do damage then it's closed off. The inner ear and sinuses are a perfect example. >
  
  Half of the redditors are reading this with their finger in their nose >
  
  Oh wow, u didn’t have to call me out. I was enjoying the smells >
  
  I mean... it also fits a few other places too in case you haven’t noticed >
  
  Not my urethra though 😔 >
  
  not with that attitude >
  
  Sound off! >
  
  Sound in G! >
  
  The nose spiders took all the small nostril folk and the big nostril folk killed off the nose spiders >
  
  This comment section is cursed but I cant stop reading it. It’s so fucking funny. I know my humour is questionable. >
  
  We are all here together >
  
  I agree I was once vigorously washing my face in the shower. My soapy pinky finger slipped up my nose and almost touched my brain. It was very painful. >
  
  My condolences 💐 >
  
  Man blowing your nose only does so much. I am a gardener so i am constantly suffering from a blocked nose from all the dirt and dust... The only thing that works is the ol' finger. I used to be a disgusting person and ate that shit🤮🤮🤮🤮 >
  
  Why eat it 😂 >
  
  I don't know... Easy disposal? Its a habit i developed as a kid same as sucking my thumb which i still do >
  
  I'd say you have a strong immune system from eating the snot so maybe it isn't so bad 😂 >
  
  I don't get ill very often so I guess I do. Its still disgusting and every now and then I will catch myself going to do it like its subconscious... Vile disgusting habit >
  
  I advise you to start saving them in a petri dish, but a microscope and then look what's in them and I think this will help you stop. Your nose is a filter of the world and traps all sorts of rank things 😂 I love your honesty >
  
  I know it's disgusting haha its horrible I feel sick just thinking about it! And I think lifes easier if you are honest (sometimes it's good to not be) >
  
  Would you rather us have oversized hands that would be disproportionate to the rest of our body. Or have tiny nostrils that would probably make it harder to breath. >
  
  What about people with the wide flat noses, are their fingers wide and flat? >
  
  Nah they just pick and pull to the side >
  
  Like a fishing hook >
  
  Have you tried getting a finger into your ear? It just barely DOESN'T fit - and for good reason. Your eardrums don't like you that way. Doesn't stop your ear canal from itching like a mofo and will never stop you from trying to get one in, anyway. >
  
  Pinky nail >
  
  Can you get yours in? I can't fit mine, but I think I might have small ear canals. >
  
  Proper hole sequencing is key. It’s a skill we all learn by trial and error. >
  
  Never go ear to mouth! >
  
  Just listened to the SYSK pod on nose picking. Interesting stuff! >
  
  Our nostril holes aren't the only holes our fingers can fit in... >
  
  No, not being able to do that would be a prank. Seriously, imagine how terrible that would be >
  
  I drive around a lot for work, and I think this is simply untrue. I watch other drivers picking boogers and the bigger folks need to use their pinkies to try to get up in there. >
  
  In French the little finger is called the auriculaire, because it's the one you use for cleaning out your ears. >
  
  Raise your hand if you stuck your finger in your nose immediately after reading this! 🙋‍♂️ >
  
  and also my boyfriends two fingers fits perfectly somewhere else... >
  
  Not really, I've seen some people that never picked their nose as a kid and hence have really small nostrils, could be an anecdote though. >
  
  I was once told that if your finger fits perfectly into your nostril, it means youve stretched your nostril with your finger and is undeniable proof to others that you do indeed, pick your nose
  I have no idea how true this is >
  
  It's due to hundreds of generations of people picking their noses lol. >
  
  That makes way more sense lol >
  
  Damn, ever eat something with chilli then clear that shit. That’s the real prank >
  
  Our fingers fit perfectly in our nostrils because we get, perfectly, how we are the problems of our fathers’. >
  
  Except that not everyone's fingers fit in their nostrils.  Shocking I know, but unfortunately true. >
  
  You spelt “Fluke” wrong… and I’d argue that evolution developed us that way to make it easier to remove dried mucus that had done its job collecting dust and dirt.