Amazing Things the Human Body Does Every Minute

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Every minute, your heart pumps about 1.5 gallons of blood, keeping everything running smoothly. Your body also sheds around 30,000 dead skin cells, making room for new ones. Your brain fires off millions of electrical signals, helping you think, move, and feel. You take about 12 to 20 breaths, bringing in oxygen and getting rid of carbon dioxide. And, your cells create and use energy, keeping you going strong all day long!  #brightside   Animation is created by Bright Side.  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/   Listen to Bright Side on:  Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/idhttps-podcasts-apple-com-podcast-bright-side/id1554898078 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/brightside/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official/ Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/p/c6a1e38a-bff1-4a40-9731-2c8234ccb19f/1866144599336960  Stock materials (photos, footages and other):  https://www.depositphotos.com  https://www.shutterstock.com  https://www.eastnews.ru  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me

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00:00You know, when you have a stuffy nose and all you can think about are the nights you've

00:04taken smooth breathing for granted, our bodies do a lot of work to keep us comfortable every

00:09day.

00:10So, in the spirit of staying grateful, let's take a look at a couple of these amazing things

00:14the human body does every minute.

00:17Starting with our eyes, which are constantly relaying loads of visual info to the brain.

00:22The cornea acts like an entrance gate, skillfully bending light.

00:27The iris, or the colorful part, adjusts the light dose, and the lens focuses the rest

00:32onto the retina.

00:33This last one then transforms all that light into electrical signals that are sent to the

00:38brain for interpretation.

00:40Sounds like a lot of work, but it all gets done in milliseconds.

00:44This means that in just a single minute, our brain handles somewhere around 600 million

00:49bits of visual data.

00:54More than half our bodies are made of water – 55% if you're a lady and 65% if you're

01:00a gentleman to be precise.

01:02To make sure this water balance is always in check, our bodies come equipped with a

01:06hydration monitor.

01:07It's always looking into how much water we're losing through things like sweating

01:11or even breathing.

01:13If as little as 1% of the water quantity goes missing, we'll start to feel thirsty.

01:19We also wouldn't be here if it weren't for those hearts pumping in our chests.

01:23Well actually, just one heart per person.

01:26The speed at which it pumps can change depending on how fit you are, your feelings, your size,

01:31and even if you're doing a new yoga pose that requires a bit more effort.

01:36On average, doctors say adults have anywhere between 60 to 100 heartbeats per minute when

01:42they're resting.

01:43Now, the fitter you get, the less pressure you put on your heart, and you might even

01:47end up having a heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute.

01:51Each time this organ gets a little thump, it's pushing about 2.4 ounces of blood around

01:56your body.

01:57If your resting heart rate is 80 beats per minute, your heart's pushing 1.5 gallons

02:03of blood every 60 seconds.

02:07Ever wonder how fast your body bounces back after losing blood?

02:11We've got on average about 10 pints of it in our adult bodies.

02:15When one of them is lost, our bodies start working hard to replace it.

02:20But it's faster than you'd imagine.

02:22Within 24 hours, the volume loss is replaced, and within a few weeks, we're as good as

02:27new.

02:28That's because every second, our bodies make some 2 million fresh red blood cells.

02:33That's 120 million every minute.

02:36When it comes to white blood cells and platelets, the process is even faster.

02:41Our breathing mechanism is fascinating too.

02:44For grown-ups, the regular breath count is about 12 to 20 breaths per minute.

02:49Infants, however, have a faster rate of 30 to 60 breaths per minute.

02:54When you take in air, it requires the effort of an entire team.

02:58Your brain's command center sends signals down to your diaphragm, telling it to flatten

03:02out.

03:03Your ribs and abdominal muscles adjust to allow your chest to expand, pulling the air

03:08into your lungs.

03:10Breathing out is a bit easier.

03:11Your used-up air gets pushed out by your elastic lungs.

03:15But when you're putting in a bit more effort, that's when your abs help a bit more in

03:19the exhale process.

03:23Now when it comes to reading, our brains can amp up that skill, sometimes reaching up to

03:281,000 words per minute.

03:30If you do the math, it means your brain can read a 300-page book in just 2.5 hours.

03:36One interesting feature about how our brain processes reading is that it doesn't necessarily

03:41do it in a straight line.

03:43In fact, our eyes do these unique movements called saccades.

03:47They're quick jumps across the text, back and forth.

03:51Sometimes it's a big leap, other times, a tiny hop.

03:54They help us soak in tons of information fast, and they happen a bunch of times every second.

04:00How big or small the jump is depends on how good we are at reading and how familiar we

04:05are with the topic at hand.

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04:20Our skin is the largest organ we own, and it's perpetually shedding around 30,000 cells

04:26every 60 seconds.

04:28Most of the time we don't even notice, but our faces and bodies are constantly removing

04:32layers.

04:33Yep, a lot of that dust around your house is you.

04:37It's a month-long journey for those fresh skin cells to pop up to the surface, and that

04:41process speeds up or slows down with age.

04:45During our 60s, or even later, it can take up to 8 weeks for cell turnover, and that

04:50buildup of skin makes your complexions look a bit dull.

04:54Thankfully, there are a lot of products we can use these days to help with dry skin,

04:58like moisturizers and serums.

05:02You can't talk without your tongue.

05:04Well, you can, technically, but most people won't understand a word you're saying.

05:09On any day, our tongue teams up with our lips and teeth to turn throat sounds into

05:13words that make sense.

05:15The tongue itself is flexible and speedy, capable of letting out more than 90 words

05:20a minute using a variety of over 20 moves.

05:23While we can vocalize without using the tongue, we need it to pronounce consonants like T,

05:28D, L, and R. Or if you're a pirate, ARRR.

05:33This important organ is the same reason parrots can so easily imitate us, though most of them

05:38have no idea what they're saying.

05:41These birds have a thick tongue, and even though they've got fewer muscle moves, it

05:45helps them mimic human speech quite accurately.

05:48So be careful what you say around them!

05:53Humans also blink 15-20 times each minute.

05:56It might not sound like a lot, but it does mean we're spending about 10% of our awake

06:01time with our eyes shut.

06:03For many years, scientists believed that blinking served a single purpose – to keep our eyes

06:08moist.

06:09That's mostly why we produce tears, by the way.

06:12And with the help of our eyelids, this creates a little cover for the whole eyeball, preventing

06:17it from feeling itchy.

06:18However, blinking does more.

06:21A study from the past decade pointed out that when we blink, our brain hits a mini-reset

06:26button.

06:27It powers down some parts linked to vision and attention.

06:30And since attention messes with how we perceive time, blinks could be like these time-travel

06:36moments for our brains.

06:37Or mini-power naps, if you like.

06:42On average, people have around 35-48 thoughts per minute.

06:47It depends on a variety of things, like what we've been through, how we're feeling,

06:52and even where we are.

06:53When it comes to thought formation, we do know that brain cells can't communicate.

06:58But understanding exactly how our ideas pop up in our minds is still a bit of a mystery.

07:04Our brain features many neurons, these fascinating cells shooting out electrical charges to talk

07:10to each other.

07:11It's these neurons that spill out brain chemicals called neurotransmitters.

07:16Think of it as passing notes that create electric signals.

07:19And as these signals surf through thousands of neurons, like a wave, thoughts pop up in

07:24our heads.

07:28Now each time you munch on a snack, you're fueling up this power plant, which is your

07:33body.

07:34One single calorie from your food is around 4,200 energy units called joules.

07:41If you're eating 2,000 calories a day, you're transforming that into almost 6,000

07:45joules every minute.

07:47And here's how everything happens.

07:49After you eat, the food follows its journey through your mouth, down into your stomach,

07:54and makes its way into small pieces in your bloodstream.

07:58Imagine tiny delivery trucks, carrying oxygen and other useful substances to your cells.

08:03Once inside, these cells have many factories inside called mitochondria.

08:08They're responsible for turning those deliveries into adenosine triphosphate, or ATP.

08:14This is our cells' energy currency.

08:16It's used to make more cells, it helps us move, or even send messages through electrical

08:22impulses to other cells.

08:24Come to think of it, this sure makes me want to be nicer to my body for all it does.

08:29How about you?

08:34That's it for today!

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