Random : 5 facts about time

1. The theory of relativity suggests that before the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, space and time did not exist and matter was packed together in a tiny ball.
2. Due to tidal friction from the sun and moon, the solar day is lengthening by 1.7 milliseconds each century as the Earth’s rotation slows down.
3. In 140 million years, a day on Earth is expected to last 25 hours.
4. people are willing to wait twice as long in fast food restaurants that stick to a “first-come-first-serve” single-line model than in shorter multi-line scenarios.
5. When choosing between a long but fast-moving line and a shorter, slower-moving line, people more often choose the shorter line, even when the wait times are identical.