▲ 33 ▼ Why we have two nostrils (www.popsci.com) submitted 11 months ago by Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 8 comments fedilink hide all child comments TL:DR We alternate breathing between the two. Each nostril smells differently Two nostrils help us locate smells Two nostrils may give us an advantage against colds
[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 5 points 11 months ago (1 child) Because two does the job without wasting more energy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago This is it. Why not three hands? Two dicks? The amount we have has proven enough. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago This is it. Why not three hands? Two dicks? The amount we have has proven enough. 👍 permalink fedilink source parent