Everyone knows the expression, "A watched pot never boils."
I happen to have a few other theories on time being relative.
For example, the international package I had shipped to my house will never arrive until I forget I ordered it and have no chance to check my mail. I ordered it last Wednesday night, and it shipped from Taiwan the next day. Unless they grabbed someone and told them, "Swim that way!" it should have arrived. Sadly, I got the mystery "sometime in the next 10 days?" shipping option with no tracking. The problem is, I’ve been checking the mailbox. As soon as I can wake up, go about my day, have no chance to check to see if the package has arrived, and have absolutely no time to actually recieve the package if I need to sign for it, it will show up. I could have had the package today, if only I hadn’t checked the mail. Only my desire to see if the package has arrived has prevented it from being here.
I’ve been told by a smoker there is yet another rule about time. A bus only arrives when you light a new cigarette while waiting. No matter how long you wait before you smoke, it’s the act of lighting a cigarette that makes the bus appear. This might be relative to the number of smokers present at a bus stop, because otherwise buses would be arriving constantly one after another and people would never complain about traveling by bus.
Any other alternative theories of time? Add them to the comments section!
