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Why TV characters watch exactly three seconds

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In the television universe, attention spans are practically nonexistent. Whenever a character turns on a broadcast to catch a vital news bulletin, they watch exactly the one sentence containing the relevant information before instantly turning the screen off, exhibiting a terrifying level of self-control that nobody in the real world possesses.

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