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Yeah, I thought of that, but I'm not one to take credit. Let them have their day.

I was reading an interview with one of the ladies that was a higher up on the mission. I don't know if she was the director, but somewhere on that level. She was saying that Cassini was her entire career. Now that it's over it's almost as though a loved one passed away. I can't imagine that. Just your whole career's mission over.

If nothing else, it gives you an idea of the monstrous scope of the mission.

To put it in me perspective: I moved to CA the week after this mission launched. That's just incredible to imagine working on just one thing that whole time.

Cassini's last moments:

If nothing else, it gives you an idea of the monstrous scope of the mission.

To put it in me perspective: I moved to CA the week after this mission launched. That's just incredible to imagine working on just one thing that whole time.

When was that in correlation with the start of your show 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives'?

A real, life celacanth

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017 ... y-science/

Pretty neat article. A few months ago, I recall talking to my wife one evening about sexual maturity among animals, and I had mentioned that off the top of my head, I don't know any animal that takes as long to grow into adulthood as humans. Upon a bit of googling that night, I found that human development is relatively unique for animals living today, in terms of the time it takes to fully develop sexually. I read that the theory is as a species, we develop more energy and time into developing our brains more so than our sex organs which lead to our species becoming smarter and smarter over time. The article above shows that neanderthals likely developed the same way.

Are there are relationships between the gestational period of an animal and its growth rate to maturity?

I thought elephants took a long time to mature.

Are there are relationships between the gestational period of an animal and its growth rate to maturity?

Not sure... You'd have to look that one up. I don't believe one exists though.

I thought elephants took a long time to mature.

Compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, yes. They are the only other species that are even close to humans. I don't recall the exact numbers, but we take slightly more time to develop sexually (on average); however the time it takes to mate is much longer in elephants than humans.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017 ... y-science/

Pretty neat article. A few months ago, I recall talking to my wife one evening about sexual maturity among animals, and I had mentioned that off the top of my head, I don't know any animal that takes as long to grow into adulthood as humans. Upon a bit of googling that night, I found that human development is relatively unique for animals living today, in terms of the time it takes to fully develop sexually. I read that the theory is as a species, we develop more energy and time into developing our brains more so than our sex organs which lead to our species becoming smarter and smarter over time. The article above shows that neanderthals likely developed the same way.

Had fun down the rabbit hole of the story of the Spanish Cave as well.

Whale sharks.

Are there are relationships between the gestational period of an animal and its growth rate to maturity?

Not sure... You'd have to look that one up. I don't believe one exists though.

I thought elephants took a long time to mature.

Compared to the rest of the animal kingdom, yes. They are the only other species that are even close to humans. I don't recall the exact numbers, but we take slightly more time to develop sexually (on average); however the time it takes to mate is much longer in elephants than humans.

What about tortoises?

That was my first thought as well... turns out when they hit sexual maturity is dependent upon their size, not their age. In the wild where they have to fight for resources and grow relatively slowly it can take 15-20 years. In an ideal environment where they get plenty of food and are protected (captivity) it only takes 4-5 years, which was really interesting to me.

Neat!

Relevant.

https://youtu.be/Sd9AW59XRfk

After 15 years in vegetative state, man responds to nerve stimulation

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/25/healt ... 101PMStory

That reminds mind: I need to get my legal situation better organized, including an explicitly clear do not keep me alive on a ventilator and/or feeding tubes document.

Cash in everything and send it to the ASPCA.

That could lead to a lot of people adjusting their living wills.

Oh yeah, absolutely.

Creamation and ashes tossed into the river off the Clemente Bridge.

See you in St. Louis.

Cassini’s Final Full Image of Saturn


Amazing.

Majestic.

Those are all heavily processed composite images right? Or does Reddit lie?