> I suspect that a weak version of Sapir-Whorf is in play. It is difficult to describe the equation in prose. The limitations of natural language handicap us in

> I suspect that a weak version of Sapir-Whorf is in play. It is difficult to describe the equation in prose. The limitations of natural language handicap us in our efforts to defend against the pathology it exemplifies. I love the fact that you gave it as a parametric equation but I think at least a sense could be given in English "When something is spiraling towards a goal (think a bit of fluff going down a drain or a spinning coin slowly settling) you can find it simultaneously going faster and faster while still always taking longer than you expect to get there." Or, to quote Art Garfunkle: >But the ending always comes at last >Endings always come too fast >They come too fast >But they pass too slow