A Thin Glass Boundary
昔読んだSFにガラスが時間を遅延させる世界---ガラス越しに見る世界がコンマ何秒か遅れる---があって交通事故が多発したりする。実際ガラスには催眠効果があり、高速道路を120kmで巡航している時、フロントシールドの内側は危険な外の世界と隔離された安全なカプセルに思える。が、実際にクラッシュすると大出血したり腕がもげたり圧倒的な現実に直面する
初対面ながら彼女は落ち着き私を観察するような表情を見せた。両者の間にあるガラスが分けた世界線ゆえか
I once read a science fiction story in which glass made time lag.
The world beyond it arrived a fraction of a second late.
In reality, glass can feel hypnotic.
At 120 km/h, a windshield seems to turn the car into a safe capsule,
At 120 km/h, a windshield seems to turn the car into a safe capsule,
separated from the danger outside.
But when a crash happens, that illusion shatters instantly.
But when a crash happens, that illusion shatters instantly.
Though it was our first meeting, she looked at me with calm attention.
Between us, a single sheet of glass quietly divided two worlds.
Between us, a single sheet of glass quietly divided two worlds.
