There are a few things in nature that I am fascinated by. One of those things is hibernation. I think it’s amazing that bears can sleep for 3 months every year. It would be like going into a coma for 3 months every year. If a person slept for 3 months everyone would freak out, but it is perfectly normal for bears. If 10 hours of sleep can seem like a few moments for humans, I wonder if bears even realize that they have slept for 3 months. When they wake up are they hungry, tired, angry, or exactly the same as they fell asleep?
Another thing that I find very interesting is photosynthesis. It is unbelievable to me that living organisms can live on sunlight. Yes I do understand that photosynthesis is a very complicated process but for arguments sake I’m simplifying it. Just imagine if people could live on sunlight and water. Wouldn’t it be nice to just walk outside on a sunny day to replace eating for a few days. You wouldn’t have to worry about eating all the time, and you could store that energy for later. There could be a few problems with that though. Would people be able to live through the winter? Could people in climates with very little sunlight find other sources of food? Would people that spend all day in the sun get fat because they are basically eating all day? Would you be able to taste the sunlight? If you could taste it, would it taste good or be awful? Could there be different flavors of sunlight? Tons of questions come to mind when thinking about this.
I heard that scientists are trying to develop a way for humans to hibernate. Seems like an interesting idea.
ReplyDeleteReally?! That would be very interesting! I have no idea how it would work tho. I would have to imagine that they would need a way to feed people during their sleep. I'm not so sure that the human body could handle going months without food.
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone want to hibernate? You would think there'd be a greater cost than benefit in this case.
ReplyDeleteI think that hibernating would save people a lot of money. Think about how much you could save if you didn't eat, drink, or use electricity for three months. That could be some big savings.
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