Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep1 "Does time really slow down when you're in fear for your life?"

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Mar 27, 2023
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Childhood Fall That Sparked Inquiry

  • I fell twelve feet as a child and perceived time as stretched.
  • David Eagleman later calculated the fall lasted only 0.6 seconds.
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Officer's 'Slow Motion' During A Chase

  • A police officer in a car chase felt the approach and his actions occur in slow motion.
  • He later realized witnesses perceived the whole incident as only a few seconds.
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Motorcyclist Felt He Was Rolling Forever

  • A doctor who crashed his motorcycle felt he rolled forever and thought time slowed.
  • He later estimated the event felt like fifteen seconds though it lasted under five.
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