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0 pointsoceliker6y ago0 comments

If you don't mind me asking, is there a reason why it's 7 minutes and not, say, 5 or 10?

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lsh6y ago· 2 in thread

why 5 or 10 rather than 7, hm?

ocelikerOP6y ago

Fair point. I think humans having (usually) 5 fingers on each hand makes it familiar to us.

yepthatsreality6y ago

What about -∞?

agotterer6y ago

I actually tried both. 10 felt too long and approaching the territory of wasting more time than I wanted. 5 felt like it wasn’t long enough. I guess 7 was just right for me.

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