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Post by NineBerry » Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:25 pm

Why? It looks shit.

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Post by cronus » Mon Jun 12, 2017 6:45 pm

You is in a computer simulation - hypothesis. Boredom/humour of the code monkeys governing growth I'd guess?
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Post by pErvinalia » Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:32 am

It'd be good if one's cock got bigger as one got older.
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Post by rainbow » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:23 am

pErvin wrote:It'd be good if one's cock got bigger as one got older.
In what way?
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Post by Hermit » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:12 am

Not knowing why ears and noses continue to grow when getting older and having been infected by the most fatal of all cat diseases*, I did some googling. It turns out that ears and noses do not continue to grow when getting older. It's just another one of those urban myths, or as Dodo would put it, fake news. The myth is based on an optical illusion. What really does happen is that the brain shrinks, and because nature abhors a vacuum, it pulls the skull bones inwards as it diminishes in size, making ears and nose look bigger.


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Post by JimC » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:23 am

You do realise that gin is the perfect antidote to brain shrinkage, I hope...
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Post by Scot Dutchy » Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:13 am

What gets me is hair growth. My head hair does not grow fast anymore but nose and ear hair keeps on sprouting. Why cant someone make a drug against facial hair growth? I hate shaving and have to do it every day. Body hair seems to slow down (TG!). Dont have to shave so much. I have a phobia about all hair except head hair which is shoulder length but the rest I hate.
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Post by NineBerry » Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:24 am

Hermit wrote:Not knowing why ears and noses continue to grow when getting older and having been infected by the most fatal of all cat diseases*, I did some googling. It turns out that ears and noses do not continue to grow when getting older. It's just another one of those urban myths, or as Dodo would put it, fake news. The myth is based on an optical illusion. What really does happen is that the brain shrinks, and because nature abhors a vacuum, it pulls the skull bones inwards as it diminishes in size, making ears and nose look bigger.
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Post by Brian Peacock » Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:29 am

Hermit wrote:Not knowing why ears and noses continue to grow when getting older and having been infected by the most fatal of all cat diseases*, I did some googling. It turns out that ears and noses do not continue to grow when getting older. It's just another one of those urban myths, or as Dodo would put it, fake news. The myth is based on an optical illusion. What really does happen is that the brain shrinks, and because nature abhors a vacuum, it pulls the skull bones inwards as it diminishes in size, making ears and nose look bigger.


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Post by L'Emmerdeur » Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:41 am

"Do Your Ears And Nose Continue To Grow As You Age?"
As mentioned before, the actual cause of our seemingly-swelling snout, is gravity. When we age, the collagen and elastin fibers that make up cartilage begin to break down. This causes them to stretch and sag, making them appear longer. Our skin giving structural support to cartilage, also contains collagen and elastin fibers that droop over time. This compounds the lengthening problem.

Drooping isn’t the only cause to the appearance of larger ears and noses. The surrounding areas of the face, like your cheeks and lips, lose volume over time. The result is the appearance of larger organs next to them. Similar to the time honored tradition of standing next to someone who looks worse then you, when trying to hit on a perspective mate. It makes you look better!

All of this drooping and stretching does cause our ears and noses to lengthen. Studies have shown that ears elongate by .22 millimeters per year. This elongation-to-age ratio is so exacting, it can be used by forensic scientists to determine the approximate age of a person.

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Post by Hermit » Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:58 am

NineBerry wrote:
Hermit wrote:Not knowing why ears and noses continue to grow when getting older and having been infected by the most fatal of all cat diseases*, I did some googling. It turns out that ears and noses do not continue to grow when getting older. It's just another one of those urban myths, or as Dodo would put it, fake news. The myth is based on an optical illusion. What really does happen is that the brain shrinks, and because nature abhors a vacuum, it pulls the skull bones inwards as it diminishes in size, making ears and nose look bigger.
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Post by pErvinalia » Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:02 pm

22mm per year eh? So a centurion should have ears in the vicinity two metres length.
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Post by Hermit » Tue Jun 13, 2017 12:05 pm

pErvin wrote:22mm per year eh? So a centurion should have ears in the vicinity two metres length.
You so obviously missed L'Emmerdeur's point. :nono:

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