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Let's play this game again (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world
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Just a text "You can choose a superpower, but the first person to reply can choose a side effect". Both words "choose" are in cyan. Words "superpower" and "side effect" are in magenta
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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

Would your reaction time change? Maybe the neurons in your brain would be going at super speed, but maybe your peripheral nerves would still be slow. So, the time between hearing something and the signal getting to your brain would still take ages. Or, the light would hit your eyes, but it would be a long time before that was processed into a signal your ultra-fast brain could use.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    You can't actually change time, just your perception of time.

    If you can't perceive anything while time is frozen as a consequence of biological structure, then your "side-effect" is just complete nullification. You wouldn't be changing your perception of time at all. Not much of a side-effect.

    If your brain and senses can act at super speed but everything else in your body acts in real time, you'd still have an advantage in reaction time as you would be able to recognize and initiate your first reaction near-instantly.

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