When Alan Bean returned to Earth from his trip to the Moon, he said the return seemed much faster. You probably felt this way when you came home from a long trip. Most of us have already been through this, and now scientists are finally answering what exactly causes this phenomenon.
the LikeWe were very interested in the scientific explanation for this phenomenon, so we decided to share with you what we learned.
1 Even if we return home via a different route, it will feel faster.
Initially, scientists thought the “short ride home effect” was actually due to us getting used to it. Since we have already taken the same route, we have become more or less familiar with the atmosphere around us. So when we get back home, it doesn’t even feel like the trip is long. However, this They are wrong This has been proven, because we feel this effect even when we board the plane, although it ensures that we travel on different routes.
2 This is how our body measures and perceives time.
It’s not about measuring the time we spend, it’s about how we judge time based on memory. During the trip, we don’t feel any difference in how time passes, but when the trip is over, we feel like the trip home is faster than when we went there.
Moreover, when we leave home, we usually already know what time we should arrive at our destination. This makes us pay more attention to time and look at our watch more often, giving us the feeling that time is passing slowly.
3 We are really looking forward to the trip.
When we prepare for a trip and get excited, we have the feeling that it will take a long time to finally reach our destination. But when we prepare To return homeWe think the trip will pass soon, because we no longer feel the same excitement. Because of our travel forecast, the trip seems longer than it did when we got home.
4 We can feel the same effect while watching videos.
Scientists are the latest In their experience They wondered whether we feel the same effect when we watch a video. That’s why they played two videos of the same person riding a bike. Both videos were 7 minutes long, and experiment participants had to watch both to see if they still felt the “short trip home effect.” Result: Yes, they felt that way. They felt that cyclists got home faster than they spent traveling there.
Have you felt this way in your life? Where did you travel then? Tell us in the comments!
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