• Question: is it true that when you become older you grow shorter?

    Asked by scibtings123 to Ed, Hayley, Jason, Nathan, Sophie on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Hayley Evers-King

      Hayley Evers-King answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      It is – your spine compresses over time as you loose the spongey bits in between the vertebrae (back bones).

    • Photo: Nathan Green

      Nathan Green answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Gravity is constantly pulling us down so its no surprise that after a while it squashes us. Your ears will also be a bit longer!

    • Photo: Jason King

      Jason King answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      It’s also why if you go into space, where there is no gravity, you actually get a little bit taller, as everything expands a little. It all goes back eventually though after a while.

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