Lifespan of a cat

Lifespan of a cat (15 y)

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If Lifespan of a cat (15 y) was a standard unit ...

  • Time since first humans in Europe (30,000 y)...more would be 2000 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since extinction of Neanderthals (30,000 y)...more would be 2000 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Age of earliest sewing needle (30,000 y)...more would be 2000 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since the earliest bread baking (30,000 y)...more would be 2000 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since first humans in Americas (15,000 y)...more would be 1000 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Age of earliest swords (3,700 y)...more would be 250 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since the birth of Dante Alighieri (759 y)...more would be 50 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since the birth of Newton (381 y)...more would be 25 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Duration of Mali Empire (375 y)...more would be 25 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since the invention of the transistor (76 y)...more would be 5 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Period of Halley's Comet's orbit (75.3 y)...more would be 5 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Lifespan of horse (30 y)...more would be 2 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Period of Saturn's orbit (29.5 y)...more would be 2 x Lifespan of a cat
  • Time since first iPhone launched (15 y)...more would be about as big as Lifespan of a cat

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