God, why two kidneys?

[Brighton TID]

I'm not knocking the fact that I have two kidneys, I may need them both one day, and many folk rely on the second one for medical reasons. Just wondered, though, what makes kidneys so special to warrant us having two. Why is only one heart and liver provided when they are equally as vital to our functioning as kidneys? Do you think God over designed as he saw kidneys as a bit of a weak human component, requiring the option of a spare?

 

[Eeyore]

Very useful for a friend of mine who had one removed due to a cancerous growth. So we were fine with it

 

[knocky1]

Why a pair of balls?

 

[TomandJerry]

Why a pair of balls?

Hitler needed two because one was shot off

 

[Brighton TID]

Why a pair of balls?

Aesthetics

 

[ropey9]

He / She really should have ensured competition for all key areas.

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

Two lungs?

 

[symyjym]

I'm not knocking the fact that I have two kidneys, I may need them both one day, and many folk rely on the second one for medical reasons. Just wondered, though, what makes kidneys so special to warrant us having two. Why is only one heart and liver provided when they are equally as vital to our functioning as kidneys? Do you think God over designed as he saw kidneys as a bit of a weak human component, requiring the option of a spare?

Good question but nothing to do with God.

You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

 

[Brighton TID]

Two lungs?

This is all about air capacity, so I can fully understand having two smaller bags of air as opposed to one big one.

 

[Beach Hut]

Very useful to Mini as one only works at 28% capacity and will never get any better.

 

[Frutos]

Two lungs?

As one of mine is somewhat buggered, I'm glad to have two.

 

[Brighton TID]

You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

Agreed it would be a tricky design having two pumps on one blood system. Rather a waste of energy to have them both pumping at once.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Two lungs?

Two legs?

 

[Eeyore]

Good question but nothing to do with God.

You couldn't have a spare backup heart though.

Don't tell me Dr Who isn't true.

 

[Brighton TID]

Two legs?

Legs aren't vital organs. Plus women need two legs.

 

[symyjym]

Agreed it would be a tricky design having two pumps on one blood system. Rather a waste of energy to have them both pumping a once.

yep, if one broke the other wouldn't be able to function.

 

[knocky1]

He / She really should have ensured competition for all key areas.

She nearly favoured women with their two holes but one needs a bit of work. Maybe Darwin could help clean up the messy one.

 

[symyjym]

She nearly favoured women with their two holes but one needs a bit of work. Maybe Darwin could help clean up the messy one.

Can't you count

 

[Brighton TID]

yep, if one broke the other wouldn't be able to function.

Therefore, as we have ascertained that we can only have one heart, let's stick it behind its own strong cage for ultimate protection. Clever.

 

[StillHateBellotti]

My wife has three......Her two own that are ruined and one of her Dads........