ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Compensation law of mortality

Okay, imagine you are playing a game where you have to keep collecting coins. But every time you collect a coin, you also lose a little bit of energy. Eventually, you'll lose all of your energy and the game will be over.

Now, imagine that every time you lose a bit of energy, someone gives you a little more energy back. This means you can keep playing the game for longer, even though you're losing energy.

This is kind of like what happens with compensation law of mortality. When we're born, we start losing a little bit of energy or health every day. This is just a natural part of getting older.

But, scientists have noticed that sometimes when we lose energy or health, our bodies can compensate for it and recover a bit. So, we might be able to keep playing the game of life for longer, even though we're losing energy.

Compensation law of mortality is just the idea that our bodies can sometimes compensate for our loss of health or energy, and this can help us live longer than we might expect. It's like getting a little extra energy back every time we lose some.

Of course, we can't live forever, but compensation law of mortality suggests that our bodies are pretty good at keeping us going for as long as possible.