Post by Whisker on Sept 17, 2013 9:33:25 GMT -1
Fly relies on 'slow motion' vision
Flies avoid being swatted in just the same way Keanu Reeves dodges flying bullets in the movie The Matrix - by watching time pass slowly.
To the insect, that rolled up newspaper moving at lightning speed might as well be inching through thick treacle.
Like Reeves standing back and side-stepping slo-mo bullets, the fly has ample time to escape.
And it is not alone in its ability to perceive time differently from us. New research suggests that across a wide range of species, time perception is directly related to size.
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That explains how I can't get that bug / fly that has been annoying me for the last few days!
There is so much more to this article than meets the eye! How about scientists being able to control the passage of time in the future? May not be so far away!
Flies avoid being swatted in just the same way Keanu Reeves dodges flying bullets in the movie The Matrix - by watching time pass slowly.
To the insect, that rolled up newspaper moving at lightning speed might as well be inching through thick treacle.
Like Reeves standing back and side-stepping slo-mo bullets, the fly has ample time to escape.
And it is not alone in its ability to perceive time differently from us. New research suggests that across a wide range of species, time perception is directly related to size.
and view amazing galleries: linkAttachment Deleted
That explains how I can't get that bug / fly that has been annoying me for the last few days!
There is so much more to this article than meets the eye! How about scientists being able to control the passage of time in the future? May not be so far away!
