Carawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agoTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from all causes over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1519arrow-down111
arrow-up1508arrow-down1external-linkTIL owning a dog was associated with a 24% lower risk of dying from all causes over the course of 10 yearswww.nytimes.comCarawou@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-27 days agomessage-square102linkfedilink
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·7 days agoDoes this dog buff stack? If I get 5 dogs, wil? I have a ~100 % immunity for the next ten years? Is there a cooldown? /j
minus-squareAjen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoDoes the size of dog affect the buff? The average dog gives 24%, but does a 200lbs mastiff give more than a 4lbs chihuahua? Less?
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoFrom events over the last few weeks, I can definitively state that owning a dog large enough to drag you down icy steps is NOT conducive to longer life and can be quite painful
minus-squareCareHare@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoAs always, a good study ends with: ‘Further study is needed on this subject.’
minus-squarePatrikvo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days ago5x 24 = 120. You’re not just immortal for the next 10 years, you have 1 in 5 chance to revive the death as well.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 days agoBehold I am the great immortal and moderately effective necromancer. Fear the power of dogs!
minus-squareTwilitSky@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days agoWhat if someone else on the list dies before my designated time. Does the list reset?
minus-squareRebekahWSD@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 days agoI think it would, but the chance of breaking a limb tripping over a dog does increase!
Does this dog buff stack? If I get 5 dogs, wil? I have a ~100 % immunity for the next ten years? Is there a cooldown? /j
Does the size of dog affect the buff? The average dog gives 24%, but does a 200lbs mastiff give more than a 4lbs chihuahua? Less?
From events over the last few weeks, I can definitively state that owning a dog large enough to drag you down icy steps is NOT conducive to longer life and can be quite painful
As always, a good study ends with: ‘Further study is needed on this subject.’
5x 24 = 120. You’re not just immortal for the next 10 years, you have 1 in 5 chance to revive the death as well.
Behold I am the great immortal and moderately effective necromancer. Fear the power of dogs!
What if someone else on the list dies before my designated time. Does the list reset?
I think it would, but the chance of breaking a limb tripping over a dog does increase!
It decreases with a larger dog…