Cross also expressed concerns that Girardi’s cross-country transport would be disruptive to his client, with bus or plane stops along the way that lengthened the journey.

"This is important because a lengthening of the active period every year means they have more time to reproduce and spread," said Winchell.

And Proposition 36, which will lengthen jail and prison sentences for some drug and theft charges, passed by double-digit margins in all but one of the state’s 58 counties.

The particularly mischievous would say it lengthened Crawley's usual time at the crease against the Black Caps.

After spending almost a year in space, Scott Kelly’s telomeres had actually lengthened, which is usually an indicator of good health and lower odds of age-related diseases.