25 April 2005Time is on my sideYes, it is. Everyone knows some intervals of time besides the standard units. For instance, if you need x number of seconds, you can start reciting "One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi...." up to x Mississippi, or the point at which you start dropping syllables, whichever comes first. Play the Minute Waltz three times, and you've just timed a three-minute egg, assuming you wanted a three-minute egg. The following intervals are less useful, but they do seem to come up a lot in my life. 2 seconds: How long it takes the guy behind me to blow his horn in the left-turn lane at May and Britton when the light turns green. 45 seconds: How long it takes to fix my hair in the morning. 2 minutes: How long it takes to open all the mail on a weekday, put aside the important stuff, and throw away the other 75 percent. 24 hours: How long it takes the bank to draw on my checking account using their online bill-paying service. 48 hours: How long it takes the bank actually to pay the bill. 8 days: How long the back yard can usually go without mowing in summer. 9 days: How long the front yard can usually go without mowing in summer. 17 days: How long I spend on the road in the summer, away from the mower. 140 days: How long it takes to polish off a 5-lb can of those Danish butter cookies. 365 days: How long it takes to write 48 Vents. Posted at 6:29 AM to General DisinterestFunny! I commend you on making those cookies last SO long. FYI-- reciting the alphabet or singing "Happy Birthday" is just the right amount of time to wash your hands. Posted by: ceres at 11:49 AM on 25 April 2005Wouldn't that be, um, dirt-dependent? |