Oct 22, 2026 · 21 min · 23 segments
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When we're having a good time, it goes by in a flash, and when we're waiting for something, it seems to take forever.
The speed of the ticks on a clock has nothing to do with our perception of that speed.
To tackle this topic, first let's answer the question, what if time stopped everywhere in the universe? What would this mean? Think about that for a minute.
If time stopped everywhere in the universe, everything would remain the same, no change.
There would be no difference because the only way we know whether anything has changed is if there is some time that has passed.
You would have no awareness of this because all your brain functions would have stopped.
You would only know anything after the processes in your brain started working again.
Now you might be thinking, could time have stopped while you're watching this video right now, before it restarted? If so, how long did it stop? Could it have stopped for a thousand years? Millions of years? Well, that's a curious question, but it would make no sense because no time would have passed.
When we're having a good time, it goes by in a flash, and when we're waiting for something, it seems to take forever.
The speed of the ticks on a clock has nothing to do with our perception of that speed.
To tackle this topic, first let's answer the question, what if time stopped everywhere in the universe? What would this mean? Think about that for a minute.
If time stopped everywhere in the universe, everything would remain the same, no change.
There would be no difference because the only way we know whether anything has changed is if there is some time that has passed.
You would have no awareness of this because all your brain functions would have stopped.
You would only know anything after the processes in your brain started working again.
Now you might be thinking, could time have stopped while you're watching this video right now, before it restarted? If so, how long did it stop? Could it have stopped for a thousand years? Millions of years? Well, that's a curious question, but it would make no sense because no time would have passed.
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