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I was hoping to find an updated version of this, but I guess computers haven’t gotten any Moore compact since (lemmy.world)

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (4 children)

It's crazy how much smaller people were back then.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yeah. It's because of improvements in agriculture. It made food cheaper, and people got taller.

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[–] hexabs@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Yes, I heard our size and population doubled every two years. It's called Morsel's law iirc.

Seems to have plateaud out now though.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Also don't forget the effects of thermal expansion brought on by global warming.

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[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago

I like the idea we'd all be modern day nephlim giants if it weren't for global warming

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