009 You Found My Weakness... It's Small Knives!

[speterman]

I obsess about things – guilty as charged. If you've ever seen my room, I’m always juggling a few projects... and some of them have been going for quite some time. As you also probably know, I ask a lot of questions; well, there's been one question sort of bugging me.

What were the first people thinking when they clap? Now I know what you're thinking: "Peter, shut up and go to bed." But really!

Who thought to stand there and smack their hands together to create noise to cheer for someone or something?

Anyone know if it even started out as cheering?

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[speterman]

D?

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[He draws a circle under the hangman's noose]

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B?

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Well done.

[speterman]

Hm, so it's just something we did since we were little?

Thanks.

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More or less. In any species there is learned behavior and innate behavior. Asking how clapping came about is like asking how laughter did. They are just things we as a species do.

[speterman]

Huh, that makes sense. So it's just instinctual to clap. Thanks.

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Sleep well.

[speterman]

Not going to bed yet. I'm having trouble sleeping but I will if I manage to get to sleep... Hopefully.