“Maybe Time Doesn’t Even Exist” | National Geographic

what is time that’s something that many

what is time that’s something that many people think they know the answer to

people think they know the answer to

people think they know the answer to they have written books about it I am

they have written books about it I am

they have written books about it I am not convinced by any of those opinions

not convinced by any of those opinions

not convinced by any of those opinions and I do wonder about it the Earth’s

and I do wonder about it the Earth’s

and I do wonder about it the Earth’s rotation is affected by many things

rotation is affected by many things

rotation is affected by many things the tides represent the oceans

the tides represent the oceans

the tides represent the oceans attempting to follow the moon and when

attempting to follow the moon and when

attempting to follow the moon and when they hit the seashore

they hit the seashore

they hit the seashore it acts as a brake and that slows down

it acts as a brake and that slows down

it acts as a brake and that slows down the earth over geological time we can

the earth over geological time we can

the earth over geological time we can infer that in the dinosaur days the day

infer that in the dinosaur days the day

infer that in the dinosaur days the day was only about 20 hours long now were 24

was only about 20 hours long now were 24

was only about 20 hours long now were 24 hours long in the future we’re going to

hours long in the future we’re going to

hours long in the future we’re going to be longer still

there’s no such thing as a perfect clock

there’s no such thing as a perfect clock every clock has its own irregularities

every clock has its own irregularities

every clock has its own irregularities but will now have to be victim to those

but will now have to be victim to those

but will now have to be victim to those regularities we can correct for them and

regularities we can correct for them and

regularities we can correct for them and by combining clocks we can get better

by combining clocks we can get better

by combining clocks we can get better time than any one clock and more

time than any one clock and more

time than any one clock and more robustly

I’ve never liked to carry watches I I

I’ve never liked to carry watches I I don’t really want the to consign my

don’t really want the to consign my

don’t really want the to consign my concept of time to the measurement to

concept of time to the measurement to

concept of time to the measurement to obsessed with measurement they can lose

obsessed with measurement they can lose

obsessed with measurement they can lose track of the big idea and also lose my

track of the big idea and also lose my

track of the big idea and also lose my own innate sense of time one of the

own innate sense of time one of the

own innate sense of time one of the things that impresses me most about this

things that impresses me most about this

things that impresses me most about this is the finiteness of time it’s time just

is the finiteness of time it’s time just

is the finiteness of time it’s time just to coordinate that we used to do things

to coordinate that we used to do things

to coordinate that we used to do things that maybe time doesn’t even exist

that maybe time doesn’t even exist

that maybe time doesn’t even exist maybe time starts and then we’ll have

maybe time starts and then we’ll have

maybe time starts and then we’ll have we’ll have an end of time well what does

we’ll have an end of time well what does

we’ll have an end of time well what does it mean how is time related to infinity

it mean how is time related to infinity

it mean how is time related to infinity I don’t have answer for those I do

I don’t have answer for those I do

I don’t have answer for those I do wonder about