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From the Ted Talk by Andrew Zimmerman Jones: Does time exist?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to bulid calendars. More precise time-keeping, like sundials and mcaceiahnl cklocs, eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes. But what exactly is it that we’re measuring? Is time something that pclhsliayy exists, or is it just in our hedas? At first the answer seems obvious— of course time exists; it constantly unfolds all around us, and it’s hard to imagine the universe without it.
Open Cloze
The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to _____ calendars. More precise time-keeping, like sundials and __________ ______, eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes. But what exactly is it that we’re measuring? Is time something that __________ exists, or is it just in our _____? At first the answer seems obvious— of course time exists; it constantly unfolds all around us, and it’s hard to imagine the universe without it.
Solution
- physically
- heads
- build
- mechanical
- clocks
Original Text
The earliest time measurements were observations of cycles of the natural world, using patterns of changes from day to night and season to season to build calendars. More precise time-keeping, like sundials and mechanical clocks, eventually came along to put time in more convenient boxes. But what exactly is it that we’re measuring? Is time something that physically exists, or is it just in our heads? At first the answer seems obvious— of course time exists; it constantly unfolds all around us, and it’s hard to imagine the universe without it.
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