A campfire story.
Scientists rank the pain caused by insect stings on the Schmidt scale, from one (least intense) to four (most intense).
For example, fire ants rate a one on Schmidt scale. At the other end, bullet ants rate a four. They are so named because their sting feels like a gunshot wound.
Some psychedelics, like LSD or DMT can alter one's perception of time. They can make seconds feel like years. A lifetime can pass in the time it takes to make a bowl of popcorn.
At some point, scientists will understand the neurological mechanisms underlying both the time dilation of DMT, and the pain of the bullet ant.
I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.
Someday soon scientists will be able to induce an eternity of pain at will. An eternity that only lasts half an hour in objective time.
Should make for some interesting fencing products.
Scientists rank the pain caused by insect stings on the Schmidt scale, from one (least intense) to four (most intense).
For example, fire ants rate a one on Schmidt scale. At the other end, bullet ants rate a four. They are so named because their sting feels like a gunshot wound.
Some psychedelics, like LSD or DMT can alter one's perception of time. They can make seconds feel like years. A lifetime can pass in the time it takes to make a bowl of popcorn.
At some point, scientists will understand the neurological mechanisms underlying both the time dilation of DMT, and the pain of the bullet ant.
I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.
Someday soon scientists will be able to induce an eternity of pain at will. An eternity that only lasts half an hour in objective time.
Should make for some interesting fencing products.