OK, the Stupid Desk surrenders. Puleeeeze stop the faxes, e-mails and voice mails. Referring here to the Feb. 12 Ask a Stupid Question about why time seems to go so much faster as you get older.

        Because, said psychologist Dr. Kathleen Mack, as you get older and your life gets fuller, there's less time to accomplish stuff, thereby giving the illusion of speeding time. She went on to point out that this was just a theory.

        The fax storm began about 20 minutes later.

        Most readers subscribe to the theory Alvin Toffler advanced in his book Future Shock. Such as this one from Taney Wilkins: “When we are 3 years old, the next year is a whole one-fourth of our total life, a large percentage which seems to take a long time. At age 24, the next year is one 25th of our total life, a smaller percentage . . . than when we were three. At age 99, one year is one-hundredth of our total life. Therefore, as we get older, the time . . . seems to go faster . . . because the segment of time is a smaller portion or percentage of our total life span than when we were younger.”

        Ditto says Tony Schrand: At two, a year is half your life. At 60, it's only a 60th.

        Mr. or Ms. Anonymous from somewhere in Northern Kentucky had a different take: “It's because as you get older, you forget stuff. Like what I had for breakfast an hour ago. I don't remember if yesterday even happened, much less what happened. That's why it goes fast. Because you forget the past, sometimes even before it's passed.”

        If you have a stupid question, send it to Ask a Stupid Question, Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati OH 45202; fax: (513) 768-8330.
       

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