[CholeraJoe]

virtually all mammals live for the same number of heartbeats? Thus, in terms of heartbeats, a shrew lives about as long as an elephant.

I have always subscribed to the "Finite Heartbeat" theory. Ergo - the less one exercises, the longer one will live.

Please also refer to my published works on the "Finite Bowel Movement" and "Finite Ejaculation" theories.

[aruanan]

I have always subscribed to the "Finite Heartbeat" theory. Ergo - the less one exercises, the longer one will live.

This doesn't hold true for humans who live much, much longer than what would be expected based on their body size and cardiac rate. A researcher from the U of Alabama was telling me about this at a FASEB meeting in Washington DC at which we were both presenting.