# Redesign the Human Body **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 29, 2016, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194 "2016-07-29T15:10:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/61 "2016-08-02T23:46:02Z")
> [@Atomic\_Mama](#): > > Perfect vision in all light (or dark) conditions; ability to morph into microscopic and telescopic vision at will. > > And why is this šŸ†’ wearing sunglasses, anyway? I meant ā€œnight visionā€! No more icky cataracts or any other visual distortions. ---
**Author:** ![orderfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orderfire/32/10908_2.png) [@orderfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orderfire)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/62 "2016-08-03T13:21:16Z")
Some kind of shutdown method to expedite the death process. When itā€™s time to check out, activate the sequence and relax. No pain, horrors, misery. Just a nice efficient fade out. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/63 "2016-08-03T18:14:35Z")
> [@TYphoonSignal8](#): > > Big bushy squirrel tail to maintain balance while on bikes and make it a nice colour to better attract the ladies. Oooh, ooooh! I soooo want a giant squirrel tail! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/64 "2016-08-03T22:19:11Z")
At least one detachable arm so that I could sleep on my side without messing up my shoulder. Hair that continues to grow where it grew when you were 20, and no where else, would be a real plus. Iā€™d eliminate the baby toe because it gets hung up on everything. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/65 "2016-08-03T22:34:21Z")
Far higher IQ. Also a diagnostic slot, so that if anything goes wrong you just plug in a reader and it tells you what is wrong (like cars have). An OBD2. Also no more pain. Some other ā€˜stickā€™ mechanism to teach us not to do destructive things. Instead of pain, maybe severe fatigue. If you do something damaging you get severe fatigue and hear a very annoying sound. If it is something you cannot stop, you do not get the punishments. Also Iā€™d make us less submissive to authority, but also with a higher baseline of compassion for sentient creatures. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/66 "2016-08-04T04:05:17Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > At least one detachable arm so that I could sleep on my side without messing up my shoulder. > . This one is mine. Like the replaceable teeth and eyes that donā€™t go bad. Also the No Cancer. And the built in euthanasia option. The detachable arm one has been on my mind for years. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194/67 "2016-08-05T23:14:04Z")
Seconded the multiple pairs of arms, extended visual spectrum, and titanium teeth! šŸ™‚ Fingertips that somehow also function as eyes with decent acuity for distance and good acuity up very close. Have to reach into a tight space to retrieve something? You could see every particle of dust. Weird creeper following you on the sidewalk? Simply curl your fingers on a dangling hand and keep tabs on the personā€™s every move. Gills for breathing underwater. Especially if they also allow breathing chlorine, not just oxygen. Come to think of it, seconding the wings too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redesign-the-human-body/761194.md?page=3)