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[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I find it very worrying that both fingers in the photo have the exact same fingerprint.

[–] Enkrod@feddit.org 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They... they don't though. It's similar, but not identical... you know, like Fingerprints...

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Right? There's clear differences if you actually look. Yes, they're similar, which is the whole point of the post.

[–] quantumvoid0@programming.dev 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

10 years ago on Reddit:

human holding a chimpanzee’s hand apparently: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/4aest7/chimpanzee_fingerprints/

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sir this is a lemmy’s, everything is AI slop here according to some people

[–] Jivebunny@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Also a slip of the slop tongue there

[–] quantumvoid0@programming.dev -1 points 2 days ago

chimpanzees have a bit more of a bulge in them fingers, and if u look close enough the print on both the fingers in this image is same...