If vampires—corpses that rise up to suck the blood of the living—sound biologically implausible to you, you’re not alone. They exist purely in legend, as virtually all scientists agree.
But for any vampire believers undissuaded by biological facts, a professor has come up with a second proof of their unreality, using math.
If vampires ever existed in the forms in which movies and books portray them, they would have quickly wiped out humanity long ago, according to physics professor Costas Efthimiou of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla.
Popular lore passed down through centuries holds that vampire victims become vampires them selves, and launch their own blood-hunts on hapless humans.
To rule out vampires, Efthimiou relied on a basic principle known as geometric progression.
“If vampires truly feed with even a tiny fraction of the frequency that they are depicted to in the movies and folklore, then the human race would have been wiped out quite quickly after the first vampire appeared,” Efthimiou and a graduate student colleague wrote in a paper posted on line.
Efthimiou supposed that the first vampire arose Jan. 1, 1600, around the beginning of a century during which some of the first important modern writings on vampires appeared. There searchers estimated the global population at that time, based on historical records, as 537 million.
Assuming that the vampire fed once a month and the victim turned into a vampire, there would be two vampires on Feb.1, four the next month, and eight the month after that. All humans would be vampires with in 2½ years. “Humans can not survive under these conditions, even if our population were doubling each month,” which is well beyond human capacities, Efthimiou said.
But why would one vampire make every month a new vampire, when he can easily drink his hole blood,
and human would die?
But for any vampire believers undissuaded by biological facts, a professor has come up with a second proof of their unreality, using math.
If vampires ever existed in the forms in which movies and books portray them, they would have quickly wiped out humanity long ago, according to physics professor Costas Efthimiou of the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla.
Popular lore passed down through centuries holds that vampire victims become vampires them selves, and launch their own blood-hunts on hapless humans.
To rule out vampires, Efthimiou relied on a basic principle known as geometric progression.
“If vampires truly feed with even a tiny fraction of the frequency that they are depicted to in the movies and folklore, then the human race would have been wiped out quite quickly after the first vampire appeared,” Efthimiou and a graduate student colleague wrote in a paper posted on line.
Efthimiou supposed that the first vampire arose Jan. 1, 1600, around the beginning of a century during which some of the first important modern writings on vampires appeared. There searchers estimated the global population at that time, based on historical records, as 537 million.
Assuming that the vampire fed once a month and the victim turned into a vampire, there would be two vampires on Feb.1, four the next month, and eight the month after that. All humans would be vampires with in 2½ years. “Humans can not survive under these conditions, even if our population were doubling each month,” which is well beyond human capacities, Efthimiou said.
But why would one vampire make every month a new vampire, when he can easily drink his hole blood,
and human would die?
one eager look from you and by heart starts to soar.
i dont know how it could be. that i would love you more
a taste of time right here in my hands words cant describe
what my eyes can.
side by side.i want all of you forever.no less time will ever do
you say how can you ask me to take your life.oh edward that was long ago when
i looked into your eyes.
its apart of you and always will be.without you.i am incomplete
so take me by the hand and lead me anywhere.with you my time is yours to share. i love you
bella
i dont know how it could be. that i would love you more
a taste of time right here in my hands words cant describe
what my eyes can.
side by side.i want all of you forever.no less time will ever do
you say how can you ask me to take your life.oh edward that was long ago when
i looked into your eyes.
its apart of you and always will be.without you.i am incomplete
so take me by the hand and lead me anywhere.with you my time is yours to share. i love you
bella
Okay beacause I am a huge Twilight fan I have joined this club. I fell in love after the first 3 chapters of Tiwilight and I am still in the process of reading the books. If you could please at least say in the beginning of your article that it is concerning X books. That would help me out soooo much because I only have a limited amount of time I can read because of school and homework. The mentioning of things that I have not read yet is making me want to read the books so much more and it has caused me to get in trouble at school for reading when I shouldn't be. Thank you so VERY much.
okay so we all know that edward is the best charcter in twilight. why? because of how loving he is. He treats bella like if she were gold and his biggest treasure.Many of us wish to have a boyfriend or girlfriend like edward. It makes someone really happy to be loved so greatly.
Edward is amazing. That is why he is the best character of twilight because he really shows how much hes in love and protects bella through alot of troubles. Another reason why we would love edward would be because he is so hot!! hes the best looking in the movie! He is so GOOD looking...We all think that right? Cuz its so true!! hes awesome!!
okay so i havent read any of the books yet...but im judging from all the previews ive seen of the movie. Dont worry, ima read the book this week...ima go buy it at the store to read it! im so excited...!!!!! >.<
thank you for taking your time to read this (if u did read it...) please comment of wat u think of my article...=þ
Edward is amazing. That is why he is the best character of twilight because he really shows how much hes in love and protects bella through alot of troubles. Another reason why we would love edward would be because he is so hot!! hes the best looking in the movie! He is so GOOD looking...We all think that right? Cuz its so true!! hes awesome!!
okay so i havent read any of the books yet...but im judging from all the previews ive seen of the movie. Dont worry, ima read the book this week...ima go buy it at the store to read it! im so excited...!!!!! >.<
thank you for taking your time to read this (if u did read it...) please comment of wat u think of my article...=þ