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did you know that time changes for different species?
Posted by Luckydog of FL on 9/10/20 7:34am Msg #32256
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41284065

Try to swat a fly and it will soon become clear that they're faster than you. Much faster. But how on Earth do these tiny creatures - with their minuscule brains - outwit us so easily?

Animals see the world around them like a continuous video. But in reality, they piece together images sent from the eyes to the brain in distinct flashes a set number of times per second. Humans average 60 flashes per second, turtles 15, and flies 250.
To illustrate this, have a look at a clock with a ticking hand. As a human, you see the clock ticking at a particular speed. But for a turtle it would appear to be ticking at twice that speed. For most fly species, each tick would drag by about four times more slowly. In effect, the speed of time differs depending on your species.

To a fly, we move in slow motion, that's why it's hard to kill them.
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 did you know that time changes for different species? - Luckydog on 9/10/20 7:34am



 
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