Mammals dream about the world they are about to experience before they are born

Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by Nition on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @05:19AM (#27970338)

I'm going by average weight gain from normal growth. But let's look at height instead then.

Average height at age 12: 59". At age 13: 62". 3" of growth.

At birth: 19". At one year: 29". 11" of growth.

Try matching that just by eating more.

(obviously, yes, it's easier for a small thing to grow than a large thing. But it's still crazy fast. Imagine being 50% taller in a year)

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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by agent008t on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @06:51AM (#27970915)

You talked about weight gain, in absolute terms. A novice powerlifter can easily put on both more absolute weight and absolute strength in a year than a newborn.

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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by shard on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @09:02AM (#27971902)

The image of a baby trying to outlift the weights that a novice weightlifter is lifting is now ingrained in my mind.

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Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc... by Nition on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:53AM (#27982023)

What I was trying to say is the baby is growing faster. If you stay at average weight throughout your life, like you're tracking along the 50% line on the growth chart, then your fastest weight gain is in your first year. On average that's when you gain the most weight (even in absolute terms), despite the fact that you're much much smaller than, say, a growing teenager.

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