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hatthewyesterday at 8:24 PM2 repliesview on HN

Some back of the envelope math says this is true. A conservative estimate for the size of an alpha motor neuron axon is 10μm diameter and 1m long, which already puts it over an order of magnitude larger than the 4,000,000µm³ oocyte quoted in the article.


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NoMoreNicksLeftyesterday at 8:31 PM

This almost feels like cheating. Why not count hair follicles with hair attached then?

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