[extropy-chat] Science News Article on lifespan

[Andrew Beck]

I've wondered about this before - but it seems like the rest of the universe can appear to move faster for a mouse.

If mass is huge amounts of energy concentrated in one place then wouldn't the difference of energy in an elephant and a mouse cause perceived time to change?

I came to this conclusion because mass increases as velocity increases, and as velocity increases time dilation occurs.  So if we take velocity and mass as traditionaly measured units that are two seemingly different percevable offshoot of energy, then wouldn't time dilation occur when mass (energy content) changes?

I'm not sure if that's a huge jump in logic, but it's just a thought I had.

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From: Samantha Atkins <sjatkins at mac.com>
Sent: Feb 16, 2005 11:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Science News Article on lifespan

This would only follow if the rest of the universe ran faster for the 
mouse.  Alas the clock rate of external and many internal events is not 
geared faster for the sake of the mouse squeezing as much in.


On Feb 16, 2005, at 6:17 PM, MB wrote:

>
> http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20050212/bob9.asp
>
> Life on the Scales: Simple mathematical relationships underpin much
> of biology and ecology.
>
> "A mouse lives just a few years, while an elephant can make it to age
> 70. in a sense, however, both animals fit in the same amount of life
> experince. In its brief life, a mouse squeezes in, on average, as many
> heartbeats and breaths as an elephant does. [...]"
>
> Regards,
> MB
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