• study finds that flies have chosen the red pill, perceive time much slower than humans
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[QUOTE]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. Research suggests that across a wide range of species, time perception is directly related to size. Generally the smaller an animal is, and the faster its metabolic rate, the slower time passes. The evidence comes from research into the ability of animals to detect separate flashes of fast-flickering light. "Critical flicker fusion frequency" – the point at which the flashes seem to merge together, so that a light source appears constant – provides an indication of time perception. Comparing studies of the phenomenon in different animals revealed the link with size. [url]http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/sep/16/time-passes-slowly-flies-study[/url] [/QUOTE] I've always wondered how flies are so evasive, this explains a lot though.
I was almost certain that for flies, the ability to avoid getting smacked was a series of small hairs on their bodies that picked up changes in air current. That was why fly swatters had holes in them, to avoid displacing the air as much. I guess that rule, used in conjunction with the time distortion really amps up their evasive abilities.
Killing flies isn't about being faster than they are, it's moving so slowly that they don't see you.
This is news? I remember this being told to me when I was a kid, and that the trick to killing flies is moving VERY slowly, not fast. [editline]16th September 2013[/editline] fuck...
This is a thing many people have always believed, that perception of time is related to your size in most cases. Nice that it got confirmed I guess.
I'd say it's pretty obvious. I mean, look at how amazing their reaction timing is. that plus I imagine any creature with a short life will see time vastly more slowly than those with longer ones. Reaction time related or not.
still not fast enough to dodge my swatter
So very small creatures who live short lives might not actually perceive it to be that short. WEEEEEIIRRRD MAANNN
I thought this was already known? I saw a documentary years ago that explained how flies act, think and generally live much faster than us while snails are much slower. It showed life as a fly in slow motion and life as a snail with timelapse photography. This is really intuitive when you think about it. The speed at which we live is determined by the speed of the electrochemical reactions that govern our nerves, muscles, thoughts etc. If an organism is smaller, those reactions are relatively faster and thus the organism lives faster. Generally speaking. If the organism's metabolism is slower, like trees, it lives more slowly
Wait a fucking moment. Since this has a measurable impact on humans, would that mean that short people would be able to make better decisions faster than larger people? Would this have had any impact on human events, such as Napoleon or other Generals who were small being able to make quick decisions? What about Patton and Washington, who were big dudes? Would the inverse be the same for them? Quick Facepunch! Answer my myriad of rambling questions in a coherent, logical manner!
[QUOTE=valkery;42219881]Wait a fucking moment. Since this has a measurable impact on humans, would that mean that short people would be able to make better decisions faster than larger people? Would this have had any impact on human events, such as Napoleon or other Generals who were small being able to make quick decisions? What about Patton and Washington, who were big dudes? Would the inverse be the same for them? Quick Facepunch! Answer my myriad of rambling questions in a coherent, logical manner![/QUOTE] Maybe
[QUOTE=valkery;42219881]Wait a fucking moment. Since this has a measurable impact on humans, would that mean that short people would be able to make better decisions faster than larger people? Would this have had any impact on human events, such as Napoleon or other Generals who were small being able to make quick decisions? What about Patton and Washington, who were big dudes? Would the inverse be the same for them? Quick Facepunch! Answer my myriad of rambling questions in a coherent, logical manner![/QUOTE] Napolean being taller than average would mean he made decisions slower.
[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;42219815]Killing flies isn't about being faster than they are, it's moving so slowly that they don't see you.[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKM4FdApxQA[/media]
Perception of time == reflexes
[QUOTE=valkery;42219881]Wait a fucking moment. Since this has a measurable impact on humans, would that mean that short people would be able to make better decisions faster than larger people? Would this have had any impact on human events, such as Napoleon or other Generals who were small being able to make quick decisions? What about Patton and Washington, who were big dudes? Would the inverse be the same for them? Quick Facepunch! Answer my myriad of rambling questions in a coherent, logical manner![/QUOTE] Napoleon was not small and he was actually fairly tall for his time. On top of that, the small people generally have a similar metabolism to tall people. And pygmies don't have a very different metabolism either. That said, it does create certain changes to blood pressure. There's a reason for instance why it's apparently good for pilots to be short.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;42220474]Napoleon was not small and he was actually fairly tall for his time. On top of that, the small people generally have a similar metabolism to tall people. And pygmies don't have a very different metabolism either. That said, it does create certain changes to blood pressure. There's a reason for instance why it's apparently good for pilots to be short.[/QUOTE] Thank you wraithcat. Alongside the blood pressure thing, I believe part of wanting a short pilot is because they fit into the cockpit better than a tall person would.
i just grab flies mid-air
[QUOTE=abcpea;42220679]i just grab flies mid-air[/QUOTE] i do it with chopsticks
Standing at only 160 cm, I've never been happier about my size.
I hear that time is related to thinking, and that if you are not thinking, time passes a lot more slowly. I cannot personally say from experience if this is true yet, because I am still training myself to be able to have no thoughts.
Oh, I thought they found flies that hate women.
Flies only live for like a month, it makes sense.
So flies that see a swatter coming at them sometimes think "Eh, I guess this is it" then watches their giant plastic based death come down upon them?
I always suspected this tbh
[QUOTE=Fire Kracker;42219860]still not fast enough to dodge my swatter[/QUOTE] [t]http://i01.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1213052487/Free-Shipping-1pcs-font-b-Rechargeable-b-font-LED-font-b-Electric-b-font-Insect-Bug.jpg[/t] bitch please
Plebs [IMG]http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Bug-A-Salt.jpg[/IMG] I use bug-a-salt.
[img]http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/403183/breaking-bad-fly_article_story_main.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=valkery;42219799]I was almost certain that for flies, the ability to avoid getting smacked was a series of small hairs on their bodies that picked up changes in air current. That was why fly swatters had holes in them, to avoid displacing the air as much. I guess that rule, used in conjunction with the time distortion really amps up their evasive abilities.[/QUOTE] this is the most informative tidbit I have heard today.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/1zW508a.jpg[/img] I use this method to kill flies with my hand
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