15 points
Slow Motion Minutes by Alex Reese
May 17th, 2008 11:08 PM
I was unable to document this task with pictures (because slow motion is surprisingly hard to capture) but I can describe a few of my slow motion experiences and thoughts that occurred during the day.
First of all, I do not recommend that you attempt going into slow motion while driving. It makes driving much more difficult. I will not go into any further detail with my slow motion driving experience.
My Saturday was fairly uneventful but I did take a slow motion walk in the park near my house and despite getting a few weird looks from fellow walkers I had a very good time trying to run while still in slow motion. One thing that was very interesting was attempting to do things that I normally do quickly in slow motion. All of these activities become comically dramatized. For instance when I do my homework, writing is usually pretty fast, but when I'm in slow motion writing suddenly becomes very difficult. It almost seemed like each pencil mark became very profound. Regarding time, it was interesting because I was surprised as to how long it took to do very simple tasks. Walking up the stairs usually takes a few seconds but in slow motion it took me more than a minute trying to ascend the damn things before I reached the top.
In slow motion it is very interesting to look at what's happening around me. It's almost like I'm in my own little time bubble while everything else speeds along. It could almost be compared with Emerson's transparent eyeball in the transcendentalist literary movement, I could observe the world without making any real impact.
Overall the task was slightly frustrating at times but I was able to do most things while working in slow motion (though I still stand by my recommendation against driving).
First of all, I do not recommend that you attempt going into slow motion while driving. It makes driving much more difficult. I will not go into any further detail with my slow motion driving experience.
My Saturday was fairly uneventful but I did take a slow motion walk in the park near my house and despite getting a few weird looks from fellow walkers I had a very good time trying to run while still in slow motion. One thing that was very interesting was attempting to do things that I normally do quickly in slow motion. All of these activities become comically dramatized. For instance when I do my homework, writing is usually pretty fast, but when I'm in slow motion writing suddenly becomes very difficult. It almost seemed like each pencil mark became very profound. Regarding time, it was interesting because I was surprised as to how long it took to do very simple tasks. Walking up the stairs usually takes a few seconds but in slow motion it took me more than a minute trying to ascend the damn things before I reached the top.
In slow motion it is very interesting to look at what's happening around me. It's almost like I'm in my own little time bubble while everything else speeds along. It could almost be compared with Emerson's transparent eyeball in the transcendentalist literary movement, I could observe the world without making any real impact.
Overall the task was slightly frustrating at times but I was able to do most things while working in slow motion (though I still stand by my recommendation against driving).