Flies live in Matrix time: Seeing rolled up newspaper moving in slow motion buzzes away quickly

[snagglepuss]

Time is passing at the same speed, but the fly’s eyes send updates to its brain far more frequently than a human’s eyes

Like Reeves side-stepping slow motion bullets, fly has ample time to escape

The smaller an animal is, the faster its brain works and the quicker time flies

This is why dogs tend not to watch TV as to them it is just a flicker of lights





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[BainsBane]

1. That also explains why it's easier to kill big flies than small ones

[SheilaT]

2. My grandmother (mom's mom) could catch flies

in midair.

My sister's son (grandmother's great-grandson) can do the same thing, and could since he was about three years old.

I'm a regular person. Most of the times I swat a fly I miss.