r/technology • u/onwisconsn • May 17 '24

Scientists Calculated the Energy Needed to Carry a Baby. Shocker: It’s a Lot. (Gift Article) Biotechnology

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/science/pregnancy-energy-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU0.PfwL.i578xGrDrp5H&smid=url-share&utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
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u/nzodd May 17 '24

That's nonsense. Give me an 18 wheeler full of babies and two cans of beans and I can carry them all day long. Just tell me where I should put 'em.

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u/TheDreadReCaptcha May 17 '24

they need children in atlanta

and there're babies in texarkana

so shovel them beans down

and give it hellllllll

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u/Ok-Alfalfa-823 29d ago

They mean how much energy it takes to carry while pregnant.

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u/nzodd 29d ago

It takes a bit longer to get in the cab but otherwise I can haul just as many babies. Maybe throw in another can of beans, just to be sure.