Yeah I'm not a science expert either, I thought that was the point of shower thoughts, but oh well.

I agree that your theory makes sense. And my 17% is based off of max age (oldest human was 125) which is why I compared to max age of deer (even though it's rare deer make it to 17 in wild) for some continuity.

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Average of all Olympians is 27, but there are a lot of events that are easier for older athletes to be competitive at. Gymnasts are typical much younger than 27, swimmers are younger. I wasn't just talking to strength, which is why is worded it as performance/potential (maybe I should have worded it more clearly). And it's not just Olympics, look at something like MotoGP, very mentally and physically demanding, needs high reaction time...they are considered OLD when entering mid 20s. I'm not claiming to be a scientific expert in this, it was a shower thought. But I appreciate your input though.

My (non-expert) guess is that we were not supposed to live this long? Only two centuries ago living to the age of 70 wasn't really a common accomplishment.

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Born with none on our anus... yet there's a lot of people with taste buds on their anus RIGHT THIS SECOND!!!

Physical performance is more mid 20s and endurance is 30s. Humans are endurance animals so I’d say that’s a better way of determining peak performance. Either way, 17.5 years isn’t a benchmark on any standard. And to respond to your comment about the Olympians being young, the average age is 27. In my opinion, we see younger athletes because they have gone through more and better training at younger ages than older athletes have. There are also more serious athletes in youth nowadays than there were years ago, so the probability of finding a kid who is gifted or more dedicated to a sport is higher.

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Same

I would agree that certainly you are extremely rare. But out of 8 billion people, there is still a possibility that you are not unique in this. ;)

rarely used but still used is also ypsilon, but i think its the most uncommon kind (some people here use it all the time tho)

we say ee-greck too but i think we stole that from yall since we use french loanwords a lot (NL) ygreck, greek y, ypsilon

That's why is said can. Physically they CAN live 17, they get hunted and killed in the wild, but there's been studies to show their physical average max lifespan is about 17.

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yes we say it like that Zet

hahaha we call it either Ypsilon or the Greek Y

But again, that is something that is common to all of us, not unique to me. (And I love my life, it's great.)

It's easy to become cynical about politics, especially in times of turmoil and uncertainty. But I firmly believe that the vast majority of politicians truly want to help improve the lives of their constituents. It may not always seem like it, and there will always be bad actors in any system, but I have seen firsthand the dedication and selflessness of many public servants. It's important to remember that change doesn't happen overnight, and progress is often slow and incremental. But it's worth fighting for, and we must never give up hope that our leaders can rise to the challenges we face as a nation.

My school started doing that, but half way through the year. It was like it was an overnight decision.

Confused the hell out of me, suddenly Ayy Bee Cee wasn't good enough and the teachers just expected you to know.

Even at the time I remember thinking that it was probably an updated curriculum, better for kids, but that the teachers were handling it poorly.

My grandparents would have disagreed and countered with "ar-ra".

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