the high price of machismo?

we've known that there are more women than men on earth and that women generally outlive men.
but we actually start with 126 male embryos for every 100 female embryos. male embryos are more likely to perish in the womb so by birth we have 105 baby boys for every 100 baby girls. then, more males die in infancy, childhood and early adulthood, until by age 100 it's down to 1 man for every 5 women.
during adulthood, this effect is partially attributed to men living harder and taking more pointless risks.

i was originally going to write much more, but i don't like the way my second topic abuts the first, so i'm out for now. next thought and the review sooncome. besides, the 3day weekend starts as soon as i finish prepping my alien abduction segment tomorrow, so i'll be a blogging fool soon enough, with my missed-deadline-flash-fiction and new one (unless jj takes holidays) in tow too.
walk good.