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SnotBubbles

Sykotyk;1217581 wrote:From what I've seen before, where they 'split apart', they tend to be their own sensory organs.

My question is what is their legal status, are they counted as two or one person? Because if they're counted as two, then the government is condoning only those with brains count as people. I mean, if one head was mounted atop two bodies, despite being more of two people than them, would still only get one vote, one assistance, etc, right?

And if the government is opening up to "brains == people", that just opens up so many new issues, to me.

Separate driving licenses, so I'm guessing the government considers them two people. Which they are if you watch the documentary. Totally different personalities.

And yes, they drive. I think I'd drive into a tree or lake accidentally if I saw them driving down the road...momma told me no to stare, but that would be like a driving circus.

vball10set

They couldn't get a ticket for texting while driving, could they?

The Equalizer

this is the best thread i've ever seen

SnotBubbles

vball10set;1217602 wrote:They couldn't get a ticket for texting while driving, could they?

You guys continue to blow my mind with great questions....and these chick(s) continue to blow my mind with awesomeness. They could text and drive and not be distracted!

SnotBubbles

Some interesting data on the conjoined Hensel twins.

Per Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_and_Brittany_Hensel):

1. They're 22 years old.
2. Each twin has a separate heart, stomach, spine and spinal cord.
3. Each twin controls her half of their body, operating one of the arms and one of the legs.
4.Upon their birth, their parents rejected the option to attempt surgical separation after hearing from doctors that it was not likely that both girls would survive the operation.
5. Organ Distribution:

[h=3]Organ distribution[/h] Abigail and Brittany have individual organs in the upper part of their body, while most of the organs located at or below the level of the navel are shared, the exception being the spinal cord.[SUP][2][/SUP]

2 heads

2 spines merging at the coccyx and joined at the thorax by sections of ribs. Surgery was employed to correct scoliosis.

2 completely separate spinal cords

2 arms (originally 3, but rudimentary central arm was surgically removed, leaving central shoulder blade in place)

1 broad ribcage with 2 highly fused sternums and traces of bridging ribs. Surgery was employed to expand the pleural cavities.

2 breasts

2 hearts in a shared circulatory system (nutrition, respiration, medicine taken by either affects both)

4 lungs with the medial lungs moderately fused, not involving Brittany's upper right lobe; three pleural cavities

1 diaphragm with well-coordinated involuntary breathing, slight central defect

2 stomachs

2 gallbladders

1 liver, enlarged and elongated right lobe

Y-shaped small intestine, which experiences a slightly spastic double peristalsis at the juncture

1 large intestine with one colon

3 kidneys: 2 left, 1 right

1 bladder

1 set of reproductive organs

2 separate half-sacrums, which converge distally

1 slightly broad pelvis

2 legs

Devils Advocate

It proves the old addage....2 heads are better than one.

DeadliestWarrior34

The easiest threesome anyone's ever had.

Devils Advocate

Actually, to answer the OP's original question

O-Trap

Sykotyk;1217581 wrote:From what I've seen before, where they 'split apart', they tend to be their own sensory organs.

My question is what is their legal status, are they counted as two or one person? Because if they're counted as two, then the government is condoning only those with brains count as people. I mean, if one head was mounted atop two bodies, despite being more of two people than them, would still only get one vote, one assistance, etc, right?

And if the government is opening up to "brains == people", that just opens up so many new issues, to me.

I'm not sure I see that as a problem. Mind with two bodies is still just one, very lucky or unlucky (depending on how you look at it) person.

These girls could drive while giving road dome.