• AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
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    When one of the main characters of Freefall (webcomic), who is a genetically modified female red wolf, was asked “what’s it like to be in heat?” She responded by saying that since humans don’t have a mating cycle a more accurate question would be, “what’s it like to not be in heat.”

    Florence is a very patient lady.

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    14 hours ago

    The most common birth month is August. The ratio to the least common is 1.14:1. Make of that what you will.

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      13 hours ago

      Okay so let me think out loud

      August is month 8

      It takes 9 months for babby to formed

      Okay so 9 months prior to August is…

      Wait fuck does that include the first month

      No wait yeah

      So human mating season peaks in December

      Makes sense.

      In the north, it’s too cold to go outside and play ball sport, might as well impregnate partner.

      In the south, it’s too hot to go outside and play ball sport, might as well impregnate partner.

      So the solution to the declining birth rate is to criminalize ball sport

      I will take my findings to the UN

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        12 hours ago

        TL;DR: it’s actually November.

        Okay so 9 months prior to August is…

        You can simply subtract 9 or add 3 to the month number. If you want to verify, break out your hands and get counting months. Start with no fingers raised for November, then raise a finger every month you count, and see where you get to when you have 9.

        Wait fuck does that include the first month

        A duration is going to include the starting and ending months. Do a very simple example: January (1) to February (2) is one month (2 - 1 = 1).

        If you feel silly for messing this up, don’t. Off by one errors are incredibly common. I always count them out just to double check em myself.

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          But doesn’t the 9 months of pregnancy technically start on the first day since a woman’s last period? That’s what makes anti-abortion laws even more absurd, because you can be 8 weeks pregnant if you only had sex 5 weeks ago.

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              Lol had to look this up because it’s complicated.

              https://flo.health/pregnancy/pregnancy-health/fetal-development/how-long-is-pregnancy

              “Ovulation [when an egg is released from your ovaries ready for fertilization] typically takes place around two weeks after the first day of your last period, and this is when a baby would be conceived. But because you won’t know that you’re pregnant until you’ve missed your next period, approximately two weeks later, you’ll already be four weeks pregnant when you get your positive test result. At that point, you’ll have approximately 36 more weeks to go,” Dr. Celestine says.

              So pregnancies typically last 10 months, but we say 9 months since you don’t even know you’re pregnant until you’re 4 weeks pregnant. But anti-abortion laws still count that 4 weeks.

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            UK plays and watches a lot of ball sport in December.

            I’m sure 9 months also includes November. November is when cold and dark starts. Cold and dark means people seek to get warm. Impregnate partner is warming.

            Also, I imagine there’s another birth peak in November due to Valentines babies.

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        Yes, some girls don’t want to not have a boyfriend over the holidays due to social pressure. Not sure if that is still a thing, but it definitely was when I was young.

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    13 hours ago

    We do. ‘Spring fever’ is very real. What’s less clear is why.

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      Because suddenly everyone can shed clothing and be more social. The oppression of winter is over, and the promise of having food and plenty later in the summer is there. Makes sense to me.