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uawithsprachgefuhl t1_j2cjwm2 wrote

Reply to comment by AllergicToStabWounds in ELI5: How did we realise the mind is in the brain? by theembryo

This! I don’t think it took people long to notice what happens to a person’s mind after a serious head injury. Babies dropped on their head didn’t fair well, but the ones who had a broken bone grew up fine. I’m sure if a person lost all their ability to communicate, express emotions or have any sort of meaningful life after a serious leg injury, people would assume the mind must be in the leg.

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lifesoidot t1_j2czdvi wrote

That explains the personality changes after I fractured my penis.

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Nelewout t1_j2d01m5 wrote

Do you happen to be a gorilla or chimpanzee?

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Stock_Regular8696 t1_j2d0x36 wrote

It is possible to break your dingledong. Fracture might be the wrong word but it can certainly happen.

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tashkiira t1_j2dgvu4 wrote

nah, the medical term is 'penile fracture'.

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Splashfooz t1_j2djtvd wrote

'senile fracture'

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tashkiira t1_j2dkepo wrote

Considering the average age of a sufferer of penile fracture is under 30, you might want to consider how 'senile' the victims are.

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lifesoidot t1_j2dkad6 wrote

Ok, so I am actually a dog, but I was hoping to still fly under the radar because humans can technically fracture their dingledong. It’s just not a bony dingledong.

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pr3dato8 t1_j2dixkq wrote

So would it be medically accurate to call you a dickhead?

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