2 hours, 24 minutes, 47 seconds

Way to go Heath! Our executive intern has come up with how long it takes to read the R-71 petition sheet: 2 hours, 24 minutes and 47 seconds.

RECAP:
10:00:
Heath begins reading, on the dot.
10:05: He hits a list of solid numbers. “I keep getting lost.”





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10:12: “I started using the magnifying glass, but put it down because my arm got tired,” Heath says.
10:18: Heath’s face is about 5 inches away from the paper.
10:20: Done with the first sheet! How’s it feel? “Not great because I realized how long the rest of it was going to take me.”





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10:33: Heath reports his leg starts bouncing uncontrollably.
10:35: “I realized I hadn’t blinked in a really long time. And when I did, I completely lost my place.”
10:47: “I may or may not have fallen asleep. I just realized that because my head hit the table.”





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11:07: Happy halfway!





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11:07-12:24: Heath can’t remember what happened during this point...





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12:24:
Finished!
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