Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Time Capsule

Got caught up in a metaphysical problem. Help me solve!

Consider any song with multiple beats per second. Listening to the song is an experience with skipped beats.

Now smoke to fly.

Consider the same song. Listening to the same song is a totally different experience now. The beats slow down. Each one can be counted on finger tips. Everything slows down. The same 'amount' of time passes on to listen to the complete song but it seems loooooooooooonger.

How?

If time is a physical in nature then shouldn't the song last longer than in sober time. The argument can go: "The song does seem longer. So whats the problem?"

The problem resides in the measuring device called clock. Both state experience different 'amount' of time, yet the clock shows the same count of seconds. How? I think the answer to the riddle lies in the attached link. Does it?

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