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... why? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

I imagine that his perception of time is also affected when he uses his super speed. Yes, he can run from one side of the continent to the other and back in a fraction of a second. But from his perspective, he just ran nonstop for an entire month.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    It's canon that he can alter the speed at which information is processed / how he perceives the flow of time / events.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    But does that alter his ability to do things at speed? If he does all the housework in s second, can he make it feel like a second, or does the fact that he has to pay attention to what he’s doing mean that subjectively it takes just as long as doing it at normal speed?

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I think of it being like how a pro golfer does like a dozen things in the split second it takes them to swing a gold club, and they all have to be perfectly coordinated, but they really don't think of each and every little movement in sequence as it happens.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    Subjectively, a stop light or stop sign must feel like an eternity for this guy. Or conversations, for that matter.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I used to think about this way too much. The answer is the Speed Force, the power that various Flashes tap into. So he can move around like a normal person fine. When he wants to go fast, he taps into the Speed Force. He's not like Quicksilver, who is just fast all the time and has to actually physically slow his body to have a normal conversation, etc. So, I'm sure it's frustrating because he knows he can just use the Speed Force to do things, but he's not necessarily perceiving time differently on a regular basis.

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