Wednesday 13 January 2021

Interesting Facts

Scientists have counted the number of heartbeats a mouse has in a lifetime and found a direct relationship with its size and weight. They then did the same with an elephant and found the relationship/ratio between the number of heartbeats and the size of the elephant to be the same as that of a mouse.

This means that all creatures have a number of given heartbeats in a lifetime commensurate with their weight and size.

A mouse being small and fast-running has a very fast heart beat. He therefore uses his allotted number of heartbeats quickly and dies in a matter of a few months.

The elephant on the other hand has a slower heartbeat per minute and lives much longer.

From this we deduce that humans too have a given number of heartbeats allocated to them at birth; give or take a few heartbeats either way.

And the faster we use our heartbeats the shorter our life would be.

This is a good reason why we should all be fat and sit in front of a TV with a large pizza rather than waste our heartbeats jogging, playing football or other sporting pursuits.
 
Scientists also tested another relationship between the elephant and the mouse. They put both in a chamber and then simulated lack of gravity, like you find in space, to see whether both creatures would float at the same time despite their size and weight. When they switched the gravity machine off both creatures fell to the ground. Unfortunately, the elephant fell on the mouse and killed it. Thus proving that no matter how many heartbeats you have allocated to you, don't let an elephant fall on you.

Another interesting fact about animals, or insects, involves crickets. You know, those little creatures who chirp incessantly throughout the night in summer.

Well, apparently the number of chirps they make per minute varies depending on the weather. The hotter it is the more chirps per minute; as many as forty or so chirps a minute in really hot steamy nights. But as the weather gets a little cooler the number of chirps a minute is less.

At a temperature of zero degrees centigrade the insect does not chirp at all because he is totally frozen  out his head.

In England every year people gather for a worm catching contest. They go out in a field and tap the ground with sticks imitating the sound of rain. This excites the worms which come out of the ground to the surface and are quickly caught and put in a bucket. The winner is the person who catches most worms in a given period of time.

Last year no one caught any worms in the contest.

It rained all day and they held the contest in the local church hall and the worms could not dig through the concrete floor.

Women who wear perfume are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes than those who do not. That’s because mosquitoes are attracted to the gentile scent of perfume.

The same does not apply however for men who wear after-shave. This is because men tend to use too much after-shave lotion and they smell like mature manure thus attracting flies instead.

Men who drink a lot, especially liquor such as whisky, rum, vodka and so on, tend to turn mosquitoes into alcoholics when they suck their blood.

An old friend of mine used to drink at least a half-bottle of whisky or rum a day. He lived to age 92 and when he died he was cremated. It took the fire brigade a week to put the flames out.

25 comments:

  1. ...and the beat of Reggae music is about the same as the human heart beat.

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  2. Here is an amazing fact for you, Victor. During those years I ran, my heart rate would quickly regulate to its normal bpm after I began to run. AND my resting heart rate decreased by 1/3. Some math genius out there could have a great time figuring out what this means to my life expectancy. I am counting on the fact the He numbered my days before I entered this world.
    Blessings!

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    1. God only knows the time or the day.

      God bless, Lulu.

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  3. Okay, we're gonna order a pizza now!

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  4. Good to know my recent sloth-like behavior's actually beneficial. Pass the pizza!

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    1. Sloths live a long long time. Did you know they only get down from the trees to have a poo? They can sleep up to 15-18 hours a day. That is because they have no access to TV in the jungle.

      God bless, Mevely.

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  5. Dearest Victor,
    Some not so scientific facts...
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  6. So all my walking on the treadmill is for naught? Lol! Victor, you have the most unique way of looking at our crazy world.
    Blessings!

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    1. I believe scientists are meant to baffle us with science, Martha. If we are to take all they say seriously we'd go mad. Have you noticed how a lot of so called advice is contradictory? Don't eat this. Don't eat that. Don't drink alcohol. Alcohol helps you relax. Do this do that. And so on.

      So in desperation, I make up my own scientific facts.

      God bless, Martha.

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  7. I laughed heartily at some of your flashes of wit; I do admire you for them!

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    1. I am so happy you liked my humour, Ladka. Please call again often for more smiles.

      God bless you.

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  8. LOL, mature manure. :) That poor elephant never stops walking, where's he going anyway? :)

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    1. You know, Bill; they say an elephant never forgets. I'm not so sure about that. I've never received a birthday card from an elephant. Not even a "sorry, I forgot!"

      God bless you my friend.

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  9. Maybe I should stop going for my morning walk. NO, it keeps me sane! :)
    God Bless you Victor.

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    1. These boots are made for walking. When it's raining I usually walk on the treadmill. I put on a coat and take an umbrella and walk on the treadmill which is out in the garden.

      God bless, Happyone.

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  10. You can always make me smile, and think.

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  11. It's good to hear that you're smiling, Mimi. Invite others here to smile too.

    God bless.

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  12. I like the gif you've used here - he looks a happy elephant walking along.

    I had a nice walk today!

    All the best Jan

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    1. I think he represents life, Jan. Always walking ahead. Feel free to copy/paste.

      God bless.

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