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redqueen

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Fri May-07-10 12:24 PM
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12. I thought it might be more due to metabolism.

Edited on Fri May-07-10 12:25 PM by redqueen

From what I understand, creatures with faster metabolisms perceive time's passing as being more slow. So, for a hummingbird, time seems to slow down. Conversely, for creatures with slower metabolisms, time seems to pass more quickly.

After learning that, I just kinda figured that the same thing happened to humans as they aged and their own individual metabolic rates slowed down.

Interesting stuff.

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