{"id":6767,"date":"2015-03-18T01:01:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buzzfeed.com\/marcelle\/17-facts-about-time-that-could-blow-your-mind"},"modified":"2015-03-17T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T16:06:10","slug":"community-post-16-facts-about-time-that-could-blow-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themindpowertimes.com\/?p=6767","title":{"rendered":"Community Post: 16 Facts About Time That Could Blow Your Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1.<\/span> \u201cTime\u201d has not always existed.<\/h2>\n
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The theory of relativity suggests<\/a> that before the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, space and time did not exist and matter was packed together in a tiny ball.<\/p>\n

Since time is measured by motion in space, there was no time without moving cosmos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2.<\/span> Time on Earth is actually slowing down.<\/h2>\n
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Due to tidal friction from the sun and moon, the solar day is lengthening by 1.7 milliseconds each century as the Earth\u2019s rotation slows down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3.<\/span> Dinosaurs had to fit a full day\u2019s work into just 23 hours.<\/h2>\n
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In 140 million years, a day on Earth is expected<\/a> to last 25 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4.<\/span> Cultural background affects our perception of time.<\/h2>\n
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Time perception differs<\/a> dramatically across the globe. For example, Americans tend to think about time in 5-minute increments, while Middle Easterners do so in 15-minute increments.<\/p>\n

This means that an American\u2019s five minute siesta and a Middle Easterner\u2019s fifteen minute siesta are actually experienced as the same length of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5.<\/span> Elevator design has a lot to do with how we process time.<\/h2>\n
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Idle time seems to pass more slowly than occupied time, which is why<\/a> so many elevators are mirrored, inside and out. As buildings grew taller and elevator waits longer, builders began installing mirrors to give people something to look at while they waited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6.<\/span> When the second hand appears to take longer than a second to tick, your brain is to blame!<\/h2>\n
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Brain imaging studies<\/a> have shown that our perception of time stretches backwards when our eyes shift from one point to another. Our brains \u201cfill in the gap,\u201d creating the illusion<\/a> of an elongated second.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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7.<\/span> When it comes to choosing the fastest line, our instincts lead us astray.<\/h2>\n
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When choosing between a long but fast-moving line and a shorter, slower-moving line, people more often choose<\/a> the shorter line, even when the wait times are identical.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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8.<\/span> Science shows FAIRNESS is key when it comes to wait tolerance.<\/h2>\n
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The New York Times reported<\/a> that people waiting in line to buy concert tickets were outraged by sneaky cutters both in front of and<\/i> behind them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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9.<\/span> Fairness may be important, but being lied to works best.<\/h2>\n
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Psychologist Aaron Sackett revealed<\/a> that overestimating how long you\u2019ll be doing a task improves how enjoyable it seems after the fact.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why theme parks manage expectations by giving overestimated projected wait times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is also why UNDERESTIMATING how long you\u2019ll make someone wait for you is not such a good idea.<\/h2>\n
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10.<\/span> We\u2019d rather wait longer in one line than face the pressure to choose the \u201cfastest\u201d line.<\/h2>\n
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Surveys reveal<\/a> that people are willing to wait twice as long<\/i> in fast food restaurants that stick to a \u201cfirst-come-first-serve\u201d single-line model than in shorter multi-line scenarios because seeing others beat you to the checkout counter is stressful.<\/p>\n

For more about checkout-line injustice, see this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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11.<\/span> Everyone says \u201ctime flies when you\u2019re having fun,\u201d but this may not be true!<\/h2>\n
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A study<\/a> showed that people felt like time passed more slowly<\/i> when listening to music they enjoyed more<\/i>. This might be<\/a> because people pay more attention to things they like, which in turn may slow their perception of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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12.<\/span> Trying to regulate emotion stretches our perception of time.<\/h2>\n
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Time passes more slowly<\/a> when fighting against our instincts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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13.<\/span> The Soviet Union experimented with 5 and 6-day weeks between 1929 and 1931.<\/h2>\n
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Not surprisingly, the experiment failed miserably<\/a> and the 7-day week was reinstated in 1940.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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14.<\/span> Time flies faster in the sky.<\/h2>\n
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The denser the gravitational field, the slower the passage of time. That means that a second at lower altitudes (like at sea level) is actually nanoseconds longer<\/a> than a second at higher altitudes (like in an airplane).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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15.<\/span> According to quantum theory, the shortest period of time that can exist is 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 second.<\/h2>\n
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This is known as \u201cPlanck Time.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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16.<\/span> Like all good things, time will come to an end\u2026.maybe?<\/h2>\n
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Although the theory of relativity suggests that the universe will expand infinitely, some theoretical physicists predict<\/a> that time will end within the next 4 billion years.<\/p>\n

But not to worry! The jury is still out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So carpe diem, everyone\u2026<\/h2>\n
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There is no time like the present.<\/h2>\n
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