• Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I can count almost perfect seconds. Most people think they can count seconds until they try to prove it.

    Like, give me a stopwatch. I can count seconds to within an average of .05 of a second.

    I can do this consistently over a long period of time, i gave up counting when i tested it.

    It’s because i used to have 3 clocks in my living room, and they all used to tick at different times. I guess from when the battery was connected and it would create all these different rhythms.

    After many years of hearing these rhythms and noticing the different rhythms that would be made as we changed the batteries over time, i ended up being able to tap the rhythm out on a table/in my head etc and now its just ingrained into my head.

    taTA ta… taTA ta… taTA ta…

    Absolutely useless.

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      It’s because i used to have 3 clocks in my living room, and they all used to tick at different times. I guess from when the battery was connected and it would create all these different rhythms.

      Even one clock ticking in a room is enough to drive me mad. I’m not sure if having three would be better or worse. Adding some rhythm to it might help actually.

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      I have a similar good sense of timing, but not to that precision, based upon a childhood experience with shower length.

      My parents were frustrated with how long I would shower, so I brought an egg timer in to help myself keep track of time. Over a year or two of this habit I developed a very good sense of timing in 5-10 minute intervals.

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      4 days ago

      My heart used to beat at a solid 60 beats per minute at rest. Could just hear the pulse in my ears and be second accurate

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      I’ve spent too much time staring at the clock, full of anxiety, watching seconds pass. I’ve internalized the rhythm, just like with a song.

      It’s a cool trick, sometimes. People get a kick out of me calling out the microwave timer from across the room.

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      4 days ago

      My resting heart rate is very close to 60bpm, so I can use that as a reasonable timer to “wait ten seconds.” If I’m up and moving around or even playing an intense video game it’s no go but I can do it sometimes.