This was also discussed in a sub-thread of this article from 2 days ago if anyone wants to dive a bit deeper into this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=135

This was also discussed in a sub-thread of this article from 2 days ago if anyone wants to dive a bit deeper into this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13549173 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13549173 I personally find it fascinating when cultural wisdom turns out to have a scientific explanation which reveals the real [lost] truth to that lore.