Toenails have been derided as completely stupid and unnecessary by an influential evolutionary biologist.
The statement came in the wake of research suggesting that human societies can thrive in the absence of a horny hat on every toe of every individual.
The study, by researchers from the Massachussetts Institute of Technology in conjunction with the Bolivian National Institute for Toenail Necessaryness, observed seven communities of three to four thousand over the course of 17 years. One community lived entirely without toenails. Others used toenail substitutes, including insect-derived chitinous plates, sellotape and cornflakes. A final community operated as a control group.
Professor Steven Smith, of Manchester Metropolitan University, said... Ah... What's the point of all this nonsense?...
