Myth or Fact? An adult brain has enough myelin to stretch from New York to Tokyo.
Myth.
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I wonder how one could measure the distances between neurons
Easy, they send a nano-robot inside one’s ear, it tie a knot around one neuron in brain and then it tie the other end to the satellite in space. And satellite is flying away from universe. It looks like ripping wooly sweater.
PS. Some facts above may not be true.
Interesting. Thank for the information. Good to know that
Wait is this a myth because it’s actually longer than the statement? Because if it could wrap around the earth 4.5 times then it could definitely go from NY to Tokyo.