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Re:Fatal brain-eating microbe found in Lake Jackson, Texas w... by sokoloff on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:13PM (#24608189)
Would detecting the smoke 1 second later have made the difference? (I think that's the essence of GP's comment.)
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Re:Fatal brain-eating microbe found in Lake Jackson, Texas w... by jniedrauer on Sunday September 27, 2020 @01:27PM (#24608346)
Signals can travel relatively fast across the entire length of a human central nervous system. Proximity to the brain likely benefits signal-to-noise ratio more than speed.
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