A new noun, irrelativity : The notion that time actually passes
according to human experience, as opposed to an orderly flow as
it is normally assumed to be. To us as humans, time obviously
flows at a uniform rate. After all, if we set up a clock, it
will tick away, measuring specific increments of time. Right?
But, oh how different this is from our actual subjective
perception! Standing in a line-up at the grocery store can be an
excruciating experience. Seemingly hours can go by. Time, in
these circumstances, just drags, now, doesn't it? Time can fly,
though, too. Think of how often we're amazed at how quickly
something seemed to go, relative to how that clock was ticking
away over in the corner. And with those experiences where time
drags, we can be equally amazed at how relatively little time
actually passed. There's a sub-set of those experiences, though;
there are times where we will glance at our watches, stare at
the clock on the wall, and basically obsess about those little
moments ticking away. Mayb