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Pedantically, we can't actually witness anything at the same moment it happens for the same reasons. Our brains trick us into thinking we are... but it turns ou
by imoverclocked 5y ago
Pedantically, we can't actually witness anything at the same moment it happens for the same reasons. Our brains trick us into thinking we are... but it turns out all of us are behind the times.
I think the headline provides the necessary punch of what was so cool about this observation; "We" watched it evolve instead of just looking at the aftermath.
- bryanrasmussen 5y ago>Pedantically, we can't actually witness anything at the same moment it happens for the same reasons. the best kind of antically, when I first read the title I snorted as everyone else and rushed in to observe the obvious (ironic given the subject) but your observation brought me up short - then again observations that are only milliseconds in remove from the occurrence as opposed to millions of light years may be given a pass about the 'same time' crack.
- lou1306 5y agoIt's not only the speed of light, but also the time the brain needs to process visual inputs, and It adds up to dozens of milliseconds: https://theconversation.com/what-youre-seeing-right-now-is-the-past-so-your-brain-is-predicting-the-present-131913 https://theconversation.com/what-youre-seeing-right-now-is-t...
- bryanrasmussen 5y agoIf only the brain used React and the shadow DOM we wouldn't have this problem!
- rootlocus 5y agoI think it stops being pedantic when it's a 19 orders of magnitude difference between 1ms and 60mya