Sunday, July 27, 2014

Science Sunday

[Because The Husband is probably tired of me yelling this at the TV]

Morgan Freeman Picture
(image from IMDb)

"Humans only use 10% of their Brains"

WRONG.

If Humans only used part of their brains than problems that physically damage the brain, like strokes and Alzheimer's, wouldn't be such a big deal.

Why would our brains be so large if we only needed something 10% of the size? The brain uses 20 - 25% of the body's energy (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7282965). Wouldn't evolution have chosen to use that energy to make us stronger or faster to get away from predators? Or to fly? I'd like to be able to fly. [Then I wouldn't have to deal with the TSA]

I think Tree Lobsters summed it up best:

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