Stumbled on a short article relating to that weird effect where stressful moments seem to happen in slow motion:
“To see if danger makes people experience time in slow motion, scientists at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston tried scaring volunteers.”
“Scientists had volunteers dive backward with no ropes attached, into a special net that helped break their fall. They reached 70 mph during the roughly three-second, 150-foot drop.”
Interestingly the research done seems to suggest the unusual time dilation occurs based more on how memories are laid down, rather than as a result of reactions to body chemistry, such as adrenaline or dopamine.
An entirely fascinating read.
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Brendan Borlase is a Systems and Network Administrator living in Adelaide, Australia, having lived, worked and breathed Information Technology for over 12 years. Learn more.
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