Comments on: Time Slows Down While Traveling

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:59:38 +0000

@Gaby & @Nathan – Glad I’m not alone in this feeling!

@Mike – C’mon! You don’t think the same principle could also work on a slightly smaller (more emotional, irrational) scale? 😉

And nobody has helped me get to the real heart of the matter yet: What is all this time-warping doing to my complexion, dammit?!

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:21:42 +0000

I noticed the same thing when I spent 6 months travelling around Europe. That 6 months seemed like years and the 6 months since I’ve been back in the States flew by like only a few weeks.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:12:38 +0000

That theory you’re talking about has been proven. It’s called time dilation and it affects every moving object. However, it’s only noticeable (to humans) when you approach an appreciable fraction of the speed of light – so I doubt that’s what you’re noticing on your travels 😉

By: Gaby

Gaby — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:22:33 +0000

Haha! This is awesome! It’s is fun to read about at phenomenon I’ve often experienced! 🙂

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:18:54 +0000

@Sarah – Thank you for your warm welcome! Don’t worry, I’m getting around as much as I can! (I have a post coming up next week about “traveling without moving” that will explain my movements in Switzerland a little better.

Funny you say that Zurich isn’t so popular in the rest of Switzerland – I’m originally from Toronto, which isn’t so popular in the rest of Canada…so in some ways I feel right at home! 🙂

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:19:38 +0000

Nice to have you here in Switzerland. I like to read how you experience our country as a foreigner. Hope you will visit our capital (Bern) too. (Zurich is not so popular in the rest of Switzerland, I think Switzerland has much more to offer. Of course few people of Zurich would admit this. Rivalry…)
Greetings from Solothurn.