If you were shrunk down to the size of an ant, would you perceive a human to be walking incredibly slow, is that just a movie thing?

Question

If you were shrunk down to the size of an ant, would you perceive a human to be walking incredibly slow, is that just a movie thing?

In: Physics

Answer 1

Go find a wind farm and look at the speed of the blades or [just check out a video](https://youtu.be/EIpu8elMoag?si=chSSipe0zHH7HycA). They appear to be relatively slow. In reality the tips are going [around 100 miles an hour](https://todayshomeowner.com/eco-friendly/guides/how-fast-do-wind-turbines-spin/#:~:text=How%20fast%20does%20a%20wind,per%20hour%20on%20windy%20days.).

The main reason that big things look so slow is because you can’t see enough of them to tell how fast they are moving unless you are far away.

This same thing probably applies if you are shrunk down.