I mentioned no names and made no accusations, only observations.
Sure was fun being around your bunch though. Reminded me of when my kids were small.
Seems that part of being human is having the "tool making" thing in our genetics to the point that as soon as a kid gets out of the vehicle and sees a tree they want a stick in their hands. Might need to poke a snake, swat a bug, dig a hole in the ground or move a burning chunk of wood around in the fire. You got to have a stick "just in case".
Now us adults we get fancy with it and buy ready made hiking sticks or wood, metal or fiberglass, but when it comes right down to it we all find comfort in having a good stout walking stick on hand.
I have always suspected that the spear was a development of the digging stick, which is still in use by chimps in jungles and savannahs all over the world. It is only a short jump from making a stick to fish termites from their nest to making a slightly stronger and shaper stick for stabbing and poking bush babies out of their nests.
Main difference between what humans do and what chimps do is that once we make a good stick we keep it! We carry it with us for the next job, modify it, improve on it and get it just right, then someone comes along and throws it in the fire!
Everything we use is basically an improvement on the sharp pointy stick still in use today.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and...ol-use-hunting
Now if a little kid can make one, and a chimp can make one.....????
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