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Re:Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fl... by turtleyacht on Thursday March 14, 2024 @02:06PM (#39707116)
Link to paper:

https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02359

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Re:Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fl... by KineticLensman on Thursday March 14, 2024 @03:44PM (#39708164)
Thus, larger animals expel larger amounts of liquid in a brief period of time with high flow rates, resulting in an almost constant duration across large mammals (21±13 seconds) following the ‘law of urination’

Awesome. I've bookmarked this to read later, perhaps tonight if I wake up to have a pee.

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Re:Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fl... by hasmanean on Friday March 15, 2024 @06:27AM (#39713998)
21 +- 13 is stretching the definition of “almost constant.”
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Re:Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fl... by KineticLensman on Friday March 15, 2024 @10:20AM (#39716044)
Yes, although I'll forgive them that for using the 'We' ratio unironically.
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