Re: The ohshittosecond

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:53:14 +1300, Barry Lennox wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:38:58 GMT, "Kryten"
>>"David L. Jones" <altzone@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> Ken Smith wrote:
>>>> The ohnosecond is a very short increment of time. It is the time from
>>>> applying the wrong voltage until the device no longer "meets its
>>>> specifications".
>>>
>>> I was of the understanding that the ohnosecond was the amount of time
>>> taken from switch-on to when you realise you've done something wrong.
>>> In this case you would have to add human sensory response and reaction
>>> time.
>>
>>I heard that aircraft black boxes have very similar endings to the cockpit
>>voice recordings. Lots of very rapid jabbering in whatever language, then
>>"OH SSSSHHHHHIIIIIITTTTT!!!!!".
>
> I had an ohshitosecond many years ago, when my motorbike hit some
> gravel. That's the time taken to fly perhaps 30 feet realising that
> the impact is gonna hurt! There's a space-time warp that goes with it,
> it seems like a minute, but it's probably 1/100 of that.

It only seems like a long time in retrospect. While it's actually
happening, it's like, "Oh, Sh-BAM!"

Thanks,
Rich

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