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Ruled By Time
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The self-declared Independent State of Trolheim does not recognize GMT (Greenwich
Mean Time). Jay Griffiths argues that the question of what time it is in inextricably
bound up with issues of power and politics. And we&'ll hear a piece from producer
Aaron Ximm on the experience of listening to Beethoven's
9th Symphony for 24 hours straight- but only hearing it once.
Listen to the whole "9 Beet Stretch"
Find out more about Trolheim
Aaron Ximm's website
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Is it possible that one could slow down say, Beethoven's 9th so much that it wasn't audible? If so, could an object move so slow so that it became imperceptible? I've often thought of ghosts as beings that are moving in another dimension of imperceptible slowness... wouldn't it be amazing if the ghost of Beethoven could actually hear this piece as he composed it while in that dimension because we now have in fact slowed down that much? funny.
I love Radio Lab and am a huge fan of Oliver Sacks too! thank you.
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