The Incredible Machine

By the laws of Darwin all species in the universe are here for only one purpose, survive. But there is an exception, the Humans. We want more from our lives than to simply survive but we are built to thrive. And all this is possible only because of our body, the incredible machine. Here are some amazing facts about it.

It all begins when with the start of a new life. The fetus as we know it, by week 8 has all the organs needed and by week 12 it can punch and kick. In week 14 can suck its thumb and by week 24 it can hear and by week 32 it responds to music and voices. A child has grown by almost 5000 times since it began and is always born with a blue eye. And every year we add more than 140 million humans to our population. But we are born with 300 bones and end up with only 206.

Every system in our body is complex but there is one preceding over everything we do. The brain is the most sophisticated command centers in the world. It not only guiding, guarding and giving orders but also defining what we really are. There are more than 100 billion neurons in our brain and sends millions of electric signals every minute at the rate of 200 miles/hour. And mind it every brain is different in shape than the other. A male’s brain has more volume, but a female’s brain have more surface area. And most of the times a left hander’s brain is slightly larger than a righty. One of the ways in which we can change the physical activities of how the brain functions is through meditation. We can manipulate with phobias, pains, mental illnesses and addiction but almost 90% of the diseases are because of stress. The brain is only 2% of the body weight but exhausts 20% of the oxygen. And if the brain is without Oxygen for even 10 seconds we will  loose consciousness.

The taste buds are replenished every 10 days and by the age of 60 half of the buds are dead. Every tongue has a print. And sneezing is the only process in which all human activity stops. The ear and nose are the only parts of the human body that grows throughout our lives. And humans are the only species that produces emotional tears. The thigh bone is stronger than concrete. Our height get elongated by a centimeter when we sleep and reduced in the morning after we wake up.

Even while we sleep our bodies are always breathing, always working, always beating and always ready to being a new day.

Watch National Geographic Channel’s : Incredible Human Machine to know more.