Eyes, Legs or Arms

[schwarzkopf]

Which would it be. If you had to lose all functionality in both your eyes, legs or arms - which would it be.

For the sake of keeping this simple - assume no other complications from the disability.

[Lysah]

Obvious choice - legs because I need the others to play WoW.

[vizzle]

Legs. You can get robotic replacement for your legs and it wouldn't be that different. You would lose precision if you got robotic arms/hands (imo), and I would never give up my eyes.

[StationaryHawk]

Legs. I need arms to type, and eyes to see.

[artem123]

Legs, like the guy above said about the robotic legs, arms are more important to keep, eyes are the most since you cant replace vision

[Tychus]

If I lost my eyes or arms, I'd probably just go into fulltime how-do-I-kill-myself-asap mode.

If I lost my legs... well, I suppose that I spend a lot of time in chairs already.

[Warlight]

Eyes hands down. That way I can turn into a Ben Afflack version of Dare Devil

[schwarzkopf]

I think I've got the answer pretty much already

I am very surprised (not that legs is winning, rather that seems the only contender).

What is very interesting is if you ask this question in different places - you get vastly different answers.

Asking on a forum aimed at computer users - the Eyes and Arms are a winner. Try asking this question around sports people for example.

[Beloved]

I like to draw and write...if I lost my arms or eyes I would lose pretty much everything important to me.

[vizzle]

I think I've got the answer pretty much already

I am very surprised (not that legs is winning, rather that seems the only contender).

What is very interesting is if you ask this question in different places - you get vastly different answers.

Asking on a forum aimed at computer users - the Eyes and Arms are a winner. Try asking this question around sports people for example.

I just don't really know how anyone could answer anything other than legs with a question like this. Legs are really the least important out of the three. You see the world around you with your eyes, you interact with the world with your hands, and you travel through the world with your legs. We already have other means to travel, especially artificial means.

We don't have other means to see, and we don't have other means to touch and hold with dexterity and precision. And whatever else we do with our hands - painting, drawing, writing, typing, holding, carrying, and a thousand other things.

And what do you do with your legs? Walk and run.

[icedwarrior]

Vizzle, among others, have explained it pretty well. I'd rather lose my legs than my arms and/or eyes. If nothing else, there's "replacements" for your legs, and even if you couldn't, you could use a wheelchair, etc. Easy choice, really.

[Blizark]

Probably legs, but arms would be an interesting choice. Some guy 5 miles from my house was born without arms. He is able to use his feet as hands and does normal day-to-day activities without any help whatsoever.

[mercutiouk]

Probably legs, but arms would be an interesting choice. Some guy 5 miles from my house was born without arms. He is able to use his feet as hands and does normal day-to-day activities without any help whatsoever.

I bet theres one guy thing he's not able to do for himself most males over the age of about 15 take for granted

[Clockwork Pinkie]

Legs, so I don't die of blood clots.

[Nathanyel]

Legs may be the obviously worst choice at first, since it hinders your movements so much, but in the end, sight and tactile interactions are worth so much more. And even without robotic replacements, there'd always be wheelchairs. There are even several athletes in that field (since someone said that only computer users would choose legs, and that sports people would disagree)

[Reg]

Can I do one arm and one leg? lol

[Primernova]

Legs for sure, wheelchairs really aren't that bad compared to blindness or not being to manipulate objects.

Besides, proper "bionic" legs will come way before eyes or arms with nice functional hands.

[Biske]

Legs. Not just cuz I need my eyes and arms to do everything I like, but also cuz I'd wanna walk on my hands for fun without my legs getting in the way.

[cFortyfive]

Try asking this question around sports people for example.

I don't see many possible successful sport careers without arms or eyes so... I somewhat doubt that it would be that different.

[Osyrus]

since i want to be a NP with a doctorate......i think i need my eyes and arms- so legs it is!