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| From | djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) |
| Subject | Re: The Speed of Thought |
| Message-ID | <oovExM.rv2@kithrup.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2017-04-23 16:24 +0000 |
| References | <58FBA2D2.5616@ix.netcom.com> <58FC3603.577F@ix.netcom.com> <58fc9ce1$0$1811$e4fe514c@textnews.kpn.nl> <em427qF9gktU2@mid.individual.net> |
| Organization | Kithrup Enterprises, Ld. |
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In article <em427qF9gktU2@mid.individual.net>, Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> wrote: >Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> wrote: > > >>> I think it's fair to say it's a little more than..."80 wpm". >>> >>Nerve conduction velocity - Wikipedia >>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerve_conduction_velocity >>Nerve impulses are extremely slow compared to the speed of electrical >>impulses which are on the order of 50–99% of the speed of light, >>however, very fast compared to the speed of blood flow, with some >>myelinated neurons conducting at speeds up to 120 m/s (432 km/h or 275 mph). > >There are some issues with running giraffes. Apparently the decision >on where to place each foot has to be made some astonishingly long >time before the foot actually goes down. Perhaps the decision is made somewhere in the spinal column, rather than in the brain? Like the spinal reflex that makes one jerk her hand away from a hot iron before her brain notices it. -- Dorothy J. Heydt Vallejo, California djheydt at gmail dot com
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The Speed of Thought The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-04-22 11:37 -0700
Re: The Speed of Thought Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-04-23 04:35 +0000
Re: The Speed of Thought The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-04-22 22:05 -0700
Re: The Speed of Thought Sjouke Burry <burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll> - 2017-04-23 14:23 +0200
Re: The Speed of Thought djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-04-23 14:17 +0000
Re: The Speed of Thought "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2017-04-23 11:07 -0400
Re: The Speed of Thought djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-04-23 16:31 +0000
Re: The Speed of Thought "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2017-04-23 23:11 -0400
Re: The Speed of Thought Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2017-04-23 10:14 -0600
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Re: The Speed of Thought djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-04-23 20:36 +0000
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Re: The Speed of Thought djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-04-23 16:24 +0000
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Re: The Speed of Thought The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-04-27 23:18 -0700
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Re: The Speed of Thought The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-04-28 10:38 -0700
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Re: The Speed of Thought The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-04-27 23:15 -0700
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