One and a half Billion Heartbeats
February 10th, 2009
Somethings leave my mind after entering. But interesting bit of information this hasn’t left my mind since I heard it 2 years ago. Biologists have compared the total number of heartbeats in different animals lifespans and what they found was that in general we all have about 1.5 billion heartbeats. What is also interesting is that the space between heartbeats is relative to the size of the animal. For example the whales lumbering thumping heart is indicative of its longer lifespan as compared to the rapid fire of a tiny humming bird who lives in the fast lane.
You can learn more about it here: Size Matters : The Hidden Mathematics of Life
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