Or were all the old second counting systems wrong?

Many people have pointed out that if you start a timer on your phone and count out to 45 Mississippis, hippopotamus or number-one thousands it now ties out to a minute.

I have tried it a dozen times myself and after 45 counts I get anywhere between 54 to a minute and 4 seconds.

I specifically remember counting chunks of time as long as 15 minutes and not being off by a minute.

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[–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I've always counted too slowly using this method. I think my general cadence is slower than average, as I tend to walk more slowly than most people, in spite of being tall. Also, I need to slow down fast talkers on YouTube, like Louis Rossmann. I imagine he'd get through 45 mississippis in 30 seconds.

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