And in the blink of an eye..
It has been a busier-than-usual week -and it’s not over yet!
The blink of an eye takes approximately 1/10th of a second or 100 milliseconds per “round trip”.
Humans blink approximately every four seconds, or depending on your waking hours, 20,000 times per day.
Consider the idiom, “Blink and you’ll miss it!”:
- We blink with both eyes, simultaneously (otherwise it’s “winking” 😉 )
- This potentially adds up to around 30 minutes per day during which, our eyes are closed!
Much can take place in 30 minutes….
Along with the departure of leaders in pursuit of ”..other opportunities” here are some other examples of things that happen “In the blink of an eye”
- A maxed-out credit limit
- Melbourne weather changes (multiple times daily)
- Parking fines
- leadership spills..(I’m referring to the Australian Greens and the National Party of Australia of course!)
- The end of weekends, annual leave and public holidays.
- Our family rabbit chewing a brand-new pair of $300 shoes (We indeed, “Bought a rabbit” when we took him on despite the fact that no currency changed hands.)
- Ejections..
Fact 1. Under launch conditions, the typical, modern Ejection Seat will exert 12-14 times your mass in “G force” on your body whilst it travels the 60-90m to get you out of danger and under a parachute -in less than 2 seconds.
Fact 2: The Russians have silenced generations of “Helicopter ejection seat” jokers by devising an Ejection Seat system for their Kamov KA-50 helicopters that involves blowing the rotor blades off first!
(The potential for collateral damage or a malfunction is mind-boggling).
In the majority of scenarios, the ejection process is triggered by the seat occupant however, (as we know) there are many ejections which are not.
Here is (another) example of an exception to the “voluntary ejection” rule in this classic use-case for Ejection Seats..
I’m sure that given the choice, most folks would elect to use the door..
..unassisted.
Have a great day!