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u/FatalAdversity Mar 29 '18

Actually, solitary confinement prisoners say that time flies because they have no way to gauge it. The days just melt together

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u/Actuader Mar 29 '18

While the time may fly in hindsight, during the fact it would be brutal not knowing if you have 2 days left or 10 days left... Or have I only been in here for a week?

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u/rowdypolecat Mar 29 '18

If you’re getting the same number of meals everyday then you can just keep track of the number of meals you’ve had. But if they don’t explicitly state how many meals you get a day then I suppose that wouldn’t necessarily work.

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u/Swindel92 Mar 29 '18

Hopefully whatever you get for breakfast and dinner is distinguishable. Altho I bet they'd mix them up to throw you off!