Zeno’s count down

Waiting at the traffic lights there is almost 100% certainty that they will change, eventually.

But at any moment there is a feeling of near zero probability that that time is now.

It’s a form of Zeno’s paradox.

The Chinese have solved this non-problem by adding green and red countdown timers.

Who would have thought that a red certainty could feel like an eternity?

And a green certainty is just an incitement to speed.