# Arms, Legs or Eyes - Which Would You Choose If You Had No Choice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168 "2013-07-10T19:45:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/41 "2013-07-12T05:39:12Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I’m trying to figure out why losing your legs means no sex. It’s like it was thrown in as a bonus. Why not include a speech impediment with the loss of your eyes or diabetes with the loss of your arms? > [@Phnord\_Prephect](#): > > It was. But doesn’t it sort of defeat the purpose of taking a poll if you try to influence people on which answer they pick? It’s like: > [@](#): > > I’m thinking of going to a movie this weekend. Which of these would you pick? > > 1. _The Lone Ranger_ > 2. _Despicable Me 2_ but you find a cockroach in your popcorn > 3. _Pacific Rim_ but you get mugged in the parking lot ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/42 "2013-07-12T17:19:50Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tl28nkae5DU/maxresdefault.jpg "How to Drive without arms") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl28nkae5DU) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/43 "2013-07-12T18:09:47Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl28nkae5DU](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl28nkae5DU) That’s amazing. I was whining a couple weeks ago about toe pain (gout). Man. ---
**Author:** ![chargerrich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chargerrich/32/5399_2.png) [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/44 "2013-08-28T14:41:29Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Losing arms or eyes means that I can’t do my computer job any more. I could still work in a wheelchair. However, if you’re gonna castrate me on top of that, forget it. I’d rather lose my arms. But then how the fuck am I gonna masturbate? No eyes then. Now how am I gonna watch porn? This is like the Gift of the Magi! Sorry… had to reply because I just spit water all over my keyboard after reading this! :eek: Well played sir… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/45 "2013-08-28T14:55:55Z")
The biggest and most worrisome health risk that comes with the loss of legs that doesn’t happen with the loss of arms or eyes is the increased risk of pressure ulcers. Horrible, horrible things that can lead to infection and death. …But I’m still going to pick legs. I’m going to have excellent nutrition and follow all the rules to minimize the risk of pressure ulcers, but I won’t willingly give up hugging my kids, or typing to you crazy people, or being able to brush my own hair. And eyes? _shudder_ Stuff of my nightmares, blindness is. ---
**Author:** ![RickG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rickg/32/5174_2.png) [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168/46 "2013-08-28T16:49:22Z")
I’m already mostly blind, and slowly losing what’s left of my sight. I’ll give up my legs (and intercourse, as long as I can still do other stuff with my wife) if I can have working eyes back. 😉 I have a friend who lost one arm at the shoulder from necrotizing fasciitis. Losing an arm sucks. Losing two would be extremely difficult. Yep, I’m going with the legs. > [@Shakes](#): > > I used to have a blind friend and he used to get all kinds of pity sex. I evidently should’ve gone blind when I was **much** younger. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arms-legs-or-eyes-which-would-you-choose-if-you-had-no-choice/663168.md?page=2)