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Show THOUGHT IS NOT REALLY RAPID Mind Moves Comparatively Slowly, Notwith&tanding Expression That Has Become Common. "As quick as thought" Is an expression expres-sion much used to denofe the acme of speed In action, hut, like so many popular expressions, this one Is mis-leading. mis-leading. Thought, or at least the mental men-tal registering of n sensation. Is not an exceedingly speedy process, the thought impulse moving at the comparatively com-paratively slow speed of 110 feet a second, or 75 miles an hour. Light travels nearly nine million times as swiftly. Thought would he hopelessly beaten In a race with a motorcar. I'erliaps a good Illustration of the rv comparative slowness of thought waves Is to nssume that a man had an arm 7.1 miles long and that, when he wns not looking friend should grasp his hand. Refore the owner of that arni became conscious that his hni:d had been touched, the friend would have released It. and had time to wark four miles or eat a very extensive ex-tensive dinner. Kansas City S'.nr. |