could monkeys be smarter than us?

[brianmanahan]

so i was having a debate with a friend about opening bananas. she said that monkeys do it the smart way, which is opening bananas from the bottom instead of the top (it is a lot easier that way).

this turned into a debate about the intelligence of monkeys. she said they are smart, i said not so much. finally i conceded that "monkeys may be better at some things like opening bananas, but humans are better at things like space travel".

and then it hit me: MONKEYS WENT TO SPACE BEFORE HUMANS. and they didnt even have to lift a finger!

could monkeys be the true Illuminati that P&N nutjobs post about? intelligent yet lazy incognito overlords of planet earth?

 

[purbeast0]

i take it you haven't seen dawn of the planet of the apes...

 

[brianmanahan]

i take it you haven't seen dawn of the planet of the apes...

no i have not, is it any good?

 

[purbeast0]

no i have not, is it any good?

very, prob my favorite of the year.

 

[Crono]

Smarter than you? Maybe.

 

[Rakehellion]

very, prob my favorite of the year.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/search/?search=planet+of+the+apes

I haven't seen any of the movies. Is it worth seeing them in order?

 

[Muse]

I am not voting, but tests have determined that you can flash visual information in front of a primate (it may have been chimps, maybe monkeys), and they remember a lot more than humans.

 

[Imp]

Smart enough that I respect them more than dogs... Unfortunately, just like dogs, people in certain parts of the world don't give a shit and kill them for fun and for meat.

 

[Rakehellion]

Sure a stupid monkey can eat a banana, but can he genetically engineer one like we did?

Humans: 1
Stupid primates: 0

 

[GagHalfrunt]

It goes

Mice > dolphins > humans > monkeys > congressmen

 

[Rakehellion]

I am not voting, but tests have determined that you can flash visual information in front of a primate (it may have been chimps, maybe monkeys), and they remember a lot more than humans.

Try flashing a set of law books in front of them and see which one gets their degree first.

Humans: 2
Stupid primates: 0

 

[SKORPI0]

Human>Apes/Monkey>OP. j/k.

Of course apes are smarter, they will inherent the earth (whatever is left of it) one day. :'(

 

[Mai72]

Supposedly monkey meat is delicious.

Don't look up monkey meat.

 

[brianmanahan]

Of course apes are smarter, they will inherent the earth (whatever is left of it) one day. :'(

did you every play the 90's RPG "inherit the earth"? that was an awesome game, even if it was made by furries.

 

[brianmanahan]

Supposedly monkey meat is delicious.

Don't look up monkey meat.

i won't. ever since seeing that monkey brain get eaten in indiana jones...

 

[SKORPI0]

i won't. ever since seeing that monkey brain get eaten in indiana jones...

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Smart enough that I respect them more than dogs... Unfortunately, just like dogs, people in certain parts of the world don't give a shit and kill them for fun and for meat.

I bet you eat bacon.

 

[Imp]

I bet you eat bacon.

I do. I'm an asshole too. Forgetting dogs, wishing people would be nicer to the ones that sort of look like people.

 

[clamum]

Holy potatoes OP. You do have a point about monkeys beating humans to space (WITHOUT EVEN TRYING). My mind is blown.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Saw a video today on the news where one monkey got electrocuted and his buddy after a number of minutes and attempts at doing different things was able to resuscitate him.

 

[eldorado99]

dr. zaius!! dr. zaius!!!!

 

[Dari]

no i have not, is it any good?

it's based on a true story. Of course it's good.

 

[brianmanahan]

it's based on a true story. Of course it's good.

 

[LTC8K6]

Monkeys eat bananas in several ways, mostly from the side, though.

 

[Rakehellion]

Supposedly monkey meat is delicious.

Don't look up monkey meat.

HIV was first spread to humans from a monkey being slaughtered for meat.