why can our fingers do so much but our toes are pointless?

Question: why can our fingers do so much but our toes are pointless?
- Keywords:
  finger,
  grip,
  toe,
  use
Asked by joyburgess to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 18 Jun 2012.
- Joanna Cruden answered on 18 Jun 2012:
  
  Toes are not pointless they enable us to stand, if you did not have toes you would fall over

Question: why can our fingers do so much but our toes are pointless?