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Re: Setting seconds on a digital display
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2016 Aug 24, 14:53 +0200
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2016 Aug 24, 14:53 +0200
On 24/08/16 13:58, Peter Monta wrote: > When glancing at the watch, it might be possible to remember whether the > second changed immediately after the glance or somewhat later, in effect > splitting the second with the eye/brain. When glancing at the seconds hand on my wristwatch, it often doesn't appear to move for more than 1s, so I wouldn't trust my senses to do this properly. It seems I'm not the only one, as it's called the 'stopped clock illusion'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronostasis Luc
