Which Bone is Leela Missing?












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In Season 8, Episode 9 of Futurama, called "Fry Am the Egg Man", Leela says that she has 205 bones in her body. A normal human has 206 (at adulthood), so what bone is Leela missing?










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    I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

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    The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

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    There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

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  • ^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

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  • Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

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In Season 8, Episode 9 of Futurama, called "Fry Am the Egg Man", Leela says that she has 205 bones in her body. A normal human has 206 (at adulthood), so what bone is Leela missing?










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    I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

    – John Meacham
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:29






  • 10





    The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

    – Wad Cheber
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:36






  • 10





    There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:44











  • ^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

    – cduston
    Feb 21 '16 at 23:46











  • Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

    – Todd Wilcox
    Feb 23 '16 at 19:14














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In Season 8, Episode 9 of Futurama, called "Fry Am the Egg Man", Leela says that she has 205 bones in her body. A normal human has 206 (at adulthood), so what bone is Leela missing?










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In Season 8, Episode 9 of Futurama, called "Fry Am the Egg Man", Leela says that she has 205 bones in her body. A normal human has 206 (at adulthood), so what bone is Leela missing?







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    I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

    – John Meacham
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:29






  • 10





    The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

    – Wad Cheber
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:36






  • 10





    There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:44











  • ^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

    – cduston
    Feb 21 '16 at 23:46











  • Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

    – Todd Wilcox
    Feb 23 '16 at 19:14














  • 1





    I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

    – John Meacham
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:29






  • 10





    The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

    – Wad Cheber
    Feb 21 '16 at 5:36






  • 10





    There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:44











  • ^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

    – cduston
    Feb 21 '16 at 23:46











  • Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

    – Todd Wilcox
    Feb 23 '16 at 19:14








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I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

– John Meacham
Feb 21 '16 at 5:29





I sort of remember a gag about her not having a sense of humor and hence missing a funny bone. but I could be misremembering. I can't find corroboration at the moment, maybe it will jog someone elses memory.

– John Meacham
Feb 21 '16 at 5:29




10




10





The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

– Wad Cheber
Feb 21 '16 at 5:36





The inner orbital wall of each eye socket?

– Wad Cheber
Feb 21 '16 at 5:36




10




10





There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

– BCdotWEB
Feb 21 '16 at 9:44





There's the problem that Futurama's humans only have four fingers, so they should have fewer bones than current humans, meaning Leela actually has more bones than regular humans in Futurama's reality, right?

– BCdotWEB
Feb 21 '16 at 9:44













^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

– cduston
Feb 21 '16 at 23:46





^^ Oh no, you're totally right! Good catch!

– cduston
Feb 21 '16 at 23:46













Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

– Todd Wilcox
Feb 23 '16 at 19:14





Man there are so many joke answers to this question I can't believe this isn't protected.

– Todd Wilcox
Feb 23 '16 at 19:14










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We can see from the image below (from season 6) that Leela's skeleton is completely normal from the neck down. That would strongly imply that the bone that she's missing is within her skull or upper neck.



Presumably she's missing her nasal bone, since that would conflict with her big centrally-located eye.



enter image description here






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  • But she does have a nose.

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:39













  • @BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

    – Valorum
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:45





















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How does she even have a nose? She wouldn't have a nose bridge due to her cyclopsia at least. This is something that a lot of fan art ignores I've noticed.






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  • The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

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    12 mins ago











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We can see from the image below (from season 6) that Leela's skeleton is completely normal from the neck down. That would strongly imply that the bone that she's missing is within her skull or upper neck.



Presumably she's missing her nasal bone, since that would conflict with her big centrally-located eye.



enter image description here






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  • But she does have a nose.

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:39













  • @BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

    – Valorum
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:45


















9














We can see from the image below (from season 6) that Leela's skeleton is completely normal from the neck down. That would strongly imply that the bone that she's missing is within her skull or upper neck.



Presumably she's missing her nasal bone, since that would conflict with her big centrally-located eye.



enter image description here






share|improve this answer
























  • But she does have a nose.

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:39













  • @BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

    – Valorum
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:45
















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We can see from the image below (from season 6) that Leela's skeleton is completely normal from the neck down. That would strongly imply that the bone that she's missing is within her skull or upper neck.



Presumably she's missing her nasal bone, since that would conflict with her big centrally-located eye.



enter image description here






share|improve this answer













We can see from the image below (from season 6) that Leela's skeleton is completely normal from the neck down. That would strongly imply that the bone that she's missing is within her skull or upper neck.



Presumably she's missing her nasal bone, since that would conflict with her big centrally-located eye.



enter image description here







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  • But she does have a nose.

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:39













  • @BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

    – Valorum
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:45





















  • But she does have a nose.

    – BCdotWEB
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:39













  • @BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

    – Valorum
    Feb 21 '16 at 9:45



















But she does have a nose.

– BCdotWEB
Feb 21 '16 at 9:39







But she does have a nose.

– BCdotWEB
Feb 21 '16 at 9:39















@BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

– Valorum
Feb 21 '16 at 9:45







@BCdotWEB - Attached by a skin-flap, I think we can assume, or otherwise integrated into the maxilla plate. Note that it's much lower down her face than a normal nose

– Valorum
Feb 21 '16 at 9:45















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How does she even have a nose? She wouldn't have a nose bridge due to her cyclopsia at least. This is something that a lot of fan art ignores I've noticed.






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  • The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

    – David Johnston
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  • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

    – Stormblessed
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How does she even have a nose? She wouldn't have a nose bridge due to her cyclopsia at least. This is something that a lot of fan art ignores I've noticed.






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  • The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

    – David Johnston
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  • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

    – Stormblessed
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How does she even have a nose? She wouldn't have a nose bridge due to her cyclopsia at least. This is something that a lot of fan art ignores I've noticed.






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  • The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

    – David Johnston
    12 mins ago











  • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

    – Stormblessed
    8 mins ago



















  • The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

    – David Johnston
    12 mins ago











  • This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

    – Stormblessed
    8 mins ago

















The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

– David Johnston
12 mins ago





The nose bridge is not a bone. It's cartilage Therefore this is not an answer to the question. It could be a comment.

– David Johnston
12 mins ago













This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

– Stormblessed
8 mins ago





This does not provide an answer to the question. Once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post; instead, provide answers that don't require clarification from the asker. - From Review

– Stormblessed
8 mins ago


















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