If people could move at the speed of sound, would it have more positive or negative effects in our lives?

I imagine it would be like watching a movie on fast-forward x1000…

Our lives would actually seem slower since we’d be moving so fast, and although our lifespans wouldn’t really change, they would seem longer and might spur some kind of re-tooling of the measurement systems for our lives (i.e.- Time).

If you think about a fly, they ‘see’ much faster than humans. (one of the reasons their so wily when you try to smack ‘em). Does this mean that they perceive life at a slower pace proportionally? Consciously speaking, sure why not – even though they live for a few weeks, it seems like much longer because the perception of time passing is drawn out.

But, alas, I think perception (or the speed at which we perceive) doesn’t necessarily improve just because we’ve all become Sonic the Hedgehog. Sooooo many new emergency rooms and graveyards will need to be built.

This made me think of Superman running. lol

What would the morning commute be like at the speed of sound? I would probably still be late for work.

Effect on baseball: Base-runners are always safe. Stolen bases are so easy that just reaching first is equivalent to an in-the-park home run. Virtually any ball hit in the air within the ballpark is caught, eliminating the bloop single. Umpires lose their jobs as super-slo-mo video replay is required to decide all plays. Fans attending games are not worried about beating the crowd so they all stay through 9th. Beer delivery to the grandstands is greatly improved.

One goddamned sonic boom after another!

Our commutes would be easier since there’d be no need to haul around 2 tons of metal just to drag our butts to the office.
Once we got where we’re going, things would be business as usual.

The lines at the DMV would still be slow.

That day would unfold a loooooooooot slower. It would be like having years of sunlight, followed by years of darkness.

Sex would be intensely boring, no fun at all when your arse flashes up & down faster than Usain Bolt’s balls as he sets another world record.

That would bring a whole new meaning to “Guess who I bumped into today?”

It will be a mess when people bump into one another. Like tomato sauce.

Finally shopping at Walmart would be bearable.

I wouldn’t have to drive for an hour and a half everyday to commute to work! That’d be sweet!

@woodcutter Good point. LMAO. :)