Kent Dunlap
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They can twist their head more than... 360 degrees around. And they need to be able to do this because their eyes in their head are actually not mobile. And I won't go into it at length, but their eyes, as being nocturnal predators, they have to have very large eyes. And with their large eyes, they're unable to move those eyes around in their skull.
So in order to compensate for that, they have extraordinarily flexible necks that they can turn all around and see all around themselves, even though their eyes are fixed within their skull.
So in order to compensate for that, they have extraordinarily flexible necks that they can turn all around and see all around themselves, even though their eyes are fixed within their skull.
So in order to compensate for that, they have extraordinarily flexible necks that they can turn all around and see all around themselves, even though their eyes are fixed within their skull.
That's absolutely right. There are so many different vulnerabilities in there, and we've mentioned that you can choke there, you can cut an artery right there, or you can snap your spinal cord, and all those would quickly result in death. Sadly, this is also a feature of the neck that has been taken advantage of by a lot of political entities.
That's absolutely right. There are so many different vulnerabilities in there, and we've mentioned that you can choke there, you can cut an artery right there, or you can snap your spinal cord, and all those would quickly result in death. Sadly, this is also a feature of the neck that has been taken advantage of by a lot of political entities.
That's absolutely right. There are so many different vulnerabilities in there, and we've mentioned that you can choke there, you can cut an artery right there, or you can snap your spinal cord, and all those would quickly result in death. Sadly, this is also a feature of the neck that has been taken advantage of by a lot of political entities.
That is, the neck is a place where we control people politically, either by hanging them, by decapitating them with a guillotine, or by shackling them as well. Cultures in their dark past have used the neck as a place to control and oppress people.
That is, the neck is a place where we control people politically, either by hanging them, by decapitating them with a guillotine, or by shackling them as well. Cultures in their dark past have used the neck as a place to control and oppress people.
That is, the neck is a place where we control people politically, either by hanging them, by decapitating them with a guillotine, or by shackling them as well. Cultures in their dark past have used the neck as a place to control and oppress people.
That's right. I kind of think about the neck almost as like a frame on a portrait. So typically what you do is when you're looking at a portrait of a painting or a photograph, you will see a person's face and spend a lot of time looking at their face. But then right there below the face is this area that we can use to advertise our membership into different groups.
That's right. I kind of think about the neck almost as like a frame on a portrait. So typically what you do is when you're looking at a portrait of a painting or a photograph, you will see a person's face and spend a lot of time looking at their face. But then right there below the face is this area that we can use to advertise our membership into different groups.
That's right. I kind of think about the neck almost as like a frame on a portrait. So typically what you do is when you're looking at a portrait of a painting or a photograph, you will see a person's face and spend a lot of time looking at their face. But then right there below the face is this area that we can use to advertise our membership into different groups.
For example, you might be wearing a tie that indicates what your alma mater is or what branch of the service that you... serve. Or you might display features of your financial status, that is how expensive and gaudy your jewelry is there. So it's a very important place for broadcasting these emblems of status and membership.
For example, you might be wearing a tie that indicates what your alma mater is or what branch of the service that you... serve. Or you might display features of your financial status, that is how expensive and gaudy your jewelry is there. So it's a very important place for broadcasting these emblems of status and membership.
For example, you might be wearing a tie that indicates what your alma mater is or what branch of the service that you... serve. Or you might display features of your financial status, that is how expensive and gaudy your jewelry is there. So it's a very important place for broadcasting these emblems of status and membership.
One place that you see its use a lot, as I mentioned, is in portraiture. So you can be aware of this, actually, almost any public place you go now, because there are people snapping selfies of themselves. And you'll notice when you look at those people that they almost never look straight into the camera.
One place that you see its use a lot, as I mentioned, is in portraiture. So you can be aware of this, actually, almost any public place you go now, because there are people snapping selfies of themselves. And you'll notice when you look at those people that they almost never look straight into the camera.
One place that you see its use a lot, as I mentioned, is in portraiture. So you can be aware of this, actually, almost any public place you go now, because there are people snapping selfies of themselves. And you'll notice when you look at those people that they almost never look straight into the camera.
They're almost always holding their arm outstretched above them, tilting their head up and to the side. And it seems that, at least in the Western cultures, that humans really avoid this head-on view of a face. We almost always turn our head. This is not the case in all cultures and at all times.