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Cat = 10
Human = 20
20-10=10
Human is 100% more expensive.
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My parents brought in a lady who had accidentally burned down her apartment (fell asleep with a candle lit) when I was a kid. 
She brought her cat to live with us too, and I remember us spending a lot of time in the backyard listening to and talking about birds.
She died less than a year later from a combo of cancer and pneumonia, my parents later told me that she refused chemo treatment.
Overall, I think she was just grateful to have a safe space to spend the last little bit of her life. >

Kid you not, I was laying in bed with a candle lit on my dresser on the other side of the room. I rarely have a candle lit and have never thought of going to sleep with one until I made up my mind tonight to do just that. Figured it was safe enough as it's a tall inset Yankee candle - no animals. Well you just un-made my mind and I just got back from blowing it out. 
Tldr: may have just saved my life or apartment. >

I slept with a candle lit all night last night and my husband woke up PISSED. I guess now I see why. >

I feel uneasy going to bed while charging stuff overnight. Ain't no way I'm leaving a candle lit all night lol. >

are we not supposed to charge overnight? Like a fire risk or something? >

I think there used to be a concern for that but modern electronics should stop pulling electricity once they're at 100. I think it will damage the batteries over time though, at least in phones >

Newer phones are designed to stop charging before they get to the point where the batteries would be damaged. >

Phones have done this for a long time, since battery densities have climbed 5+ years ago.
If you look at the latest pixel phones for instance, the actual batteries in these things could run them like twice as long as what the phone shows, but to extend the life of the battery the battery management software limits how much you can charge it and drain it and the rate at which it charges. >

The amount of people who can afford a cat > the amount of people who can afford a fully grown human
Crazy huh >

I'd be very interested to see the math on this