2007-02-22 22:03:32 · 22 answers · asked by Silkie1 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
erm, because boots are too expensive?? xxxx
2007-02-22 22:12:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The mythological centaurs were created by the Greeks, and they did not thought that the centaur needs 100 legs. They are half human - half horse after all.
But considering it evolutionary, centaurs really do not need so many legs. From practical reasons, Mother nature always knows how to reach the best performance with the most acceptable handicaps. 100 legs would be extremely difficult to control and would need a large amount of energy to even move them in the same time. So the creature with 100 legs would be a predator not a half-horse creature. Of course these 100 legs prevent the creature from moving long distances without feeding.
Joking is all right man, but just use your brain before asking questions you have already answered for yourself...lol Although I found quite refreshing answering this question, even if it is so absurd.
2007-02-23 07:52:27 · answer #2 · answered by leomcholwer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The centaurs were named after Centaurus, the founder of the race of half-human, half-horse creatures. So the name centaur is from Greek.
A creature with 100 legs is called a centipede, from the Latin for "100 feet".
Asking a question (even as a joke), without getting your facts right, just makes you look silly. People like you probably are in favour of putting paediatricians in jail.
2007-02-23 06:21:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The centaurs were named after Centaurus, the founder of the race of half-human, half-horse creatures. So the name centaur is from Greek.
They have 4 legs and 2 arms.
2007-02-23 07:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by Parercut Faint 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because a centaur is half horse and they have 4 legs.
2007-02-23 07:31:10 · answer #5 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
centaurs hav 4 legs and 2 hands..half man half horse,
the creatures that has 100/ over 100 legs is the centipede
2007-02-23 06:34:08 · answer #6 · answered by Gandalf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh you muppet, a centaur has four legs and two arms because it's half horse, half man.
2007-02-23 06:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by darestobelieve 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The word "Centaur" comes from Latin.
The root "Centi" comes from Greek (i.e. centipede).
2007-02-23 06:07:03 · answer #8 · answered by Elana 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because last century they bumped in to a centurion who chopped them off for a few cents.
2007-02-23 10:03:38 · answer #9 · answered by brainlady 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because centaurs are half men half horses.....
2007-02-23 06:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by LovexRemedy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because there half man and half horse and horses have four legs.
2007-02-23 10:26:33 · answer #11 · answered by Tim057 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋