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title: "This 3-minute animation will change your perception of time"
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url: https://www.mathys.to/writing/inspiration/this-3-minute-animation-will-change-your-perception-of-time-10579/
section: inspiration
published: 2016-05-21
last_updated: 2026-05-04
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# This 3-minute animation will change your perception of time

I'm a sucker for great infographics and visualisations.This one does a very good job in explaining how long we are here.

<div class="embed embed-iframe"><iframe src="http://cf.c.ooyala.com/xrY3l3eDplY8eJOQK4NibII2lNSWACxD/DOcJ-FxaFrRg4gtDMwOjIwbTowODE7eW?_=i47dhvo6edwv1q3erk9" width="100%" height="480" frameborder="0" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

Kudos to Alex Kuzoian - [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com.au/animated-timeline-earth-history-2015-11)