R Vampires Plausible?
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Professional biologist, amateur cryptozoologist trying to see if vampires defy the laws of physics
#OTPV = On the Thermodynamic Plausibility of Vampires a.k.a a way to burn time instead of doom scrolling
#OTPV = On the Thermodynamic Plausibility of Vampires a.k.a a way to burn time instead of doom scrolling
Across cancers not liked to environmental injury it seems like the highest lifetime risk for a cancer is ~1%. A quick geometric distribution shows that our vamp would have an ~80% chance of living 2 or more lifetimes before getting cancer with those odds. Sadly that is far from immortal.
February 28, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Across cancers not liked to environmental injury it seems like the highest lifetime risk for a cancer is ~1%. A quick geometric distribution shows that our vamp would have an ~80% chance of living 2 or more lifetimes before getting cancer with those odds. Sadly that is far from immortal.
#OTPV - immortality: the same paper (see below) estimates 1e7 cell divisions before the background mut rate produces a cancer. Given a division time of 24 hours, our vamp would live for 27k years before getting a mutation. This means that our vamp could theoretically b immortal if they avoid damage
February 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#OTPV - immortality: the same paper (see below) estimates 1e7 cell divisions before the background mut rate produces a cancer. Given a division time of 24 hours, our vamp would live for 27k years before getting a mutation. This means that our vamp could theoretically b immortal if they avoid damage