Is it normal to be able to count seconds to the nearest .01s mentally?
I've heard many quarterbacks can do this, and probably people in other niche professions who spend alot of time tracking small time increments. I was able to develop this ability in myself, so I'm already pretty sure it's normal.
It's really shocked and upset others, especially in certain games where such an ability gives me a highly unfair advantage (e.g. I see someone take a respawning powerup, and I run/jump through where it appears at the exact instant it respawns). I'd like to hear from anyone else with this ability, and if it's innate, or you developed it (intentionally or not), and how?
I just did it staring at my the hundredths counter on my LCD watch all day in elementary school, and finding a pattern of muscle twitches that allows me to semi-consciously track how much of a second has passed, while i consciously count the total seconds elapsed. I'm accurate to .01sec over two minutes, about then I get tired or have lost concentration.