People Are Creeping Out After Seeing The 'Perfect Human Body' Created By Biologists

They considered unusual features like the 'shock-absorbing legs of an emu' as ideal in their pursuit.

This unique 'perfect human body' was showcased on BBC Four’s Can Science Make Me Perfect in 2018, and a clip from the show has recently gone viral, stirring quite a reaction.

In the show, anatomist Alice Roberts embarked on a project to create a flawless version of her own body. 

The result, dubbed Alice 2.0, was unveiled to a live audience, and their reaction was one of shock and horror.

Alice 2.0, with its emu legs and a baby's head protruding from its stomach, resembled something out of a sci-fi movie, perhaps a scene cut from the Alien series. 

"It's been an extraordinary project," Roberts said, expressing her excitement before the reveal. 

However, the audience's response was a mix of screams and repulsion, followed by laughter as the figure looked like something out of Avatar.

Roberts herself couldn't bear to look at her creation, especially at the baby emerging from the figure's stomach, which she described as both weird and cute. 

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This peculiar addition was intended to illustrate pain-free childbirth, though it left many questioning if it was a worthwhile concept.

The show featured a dramatic slow-motion pan around Alice 2.0, accompanied by music, emphasizing its bizarre nature. 

Roberts explained the figure’s odd characteristics like a chimp's sturdy lower back to correct our upright walking flaws and the emu-like shock-absorbing legs.

But there was more to Alice 2.0. To enhance blood circulation, the figure had small pumps in the thighs.

And for a reliable respiratory and circulatory system, it boasted a dog’s heart and a swan’s graceful lungs – a thought that probably never crossed most people's minds when admiring swans.

Finally, Alice 2.0 was designed with a neck featuring a choke-proof windpipe, supposedly maximizing survival potential. 

This imaginative, albeit bizarre, blend of animal and human features raises intriguing questions about our perceptions of the 'perfect' body and how far science can stretch the imagination.