The Treadmill Space-Time Paradox

You all know what the Treadmill Space-Time Paradox is, right?  It's the phenomenon that causes time to slow down as soon as you step on a treadmill.  It's a terrible, terrible thing.  I've been trying to figure out a way to solve the unsolvable and it's been difficult.

I have a TV above the treadmill, so I've tried movies, television shows and dvds.  They help a little, but I still find myself staring at the timer.  I've tried reading books or magazines, but I catch myself holding onto the rails too much and still staring at the timer.   The other night I tried an audio book.  I listen to them all the time on my commute and they really make the time go by when I'm in traffic, so I figured why not?  It worked reasonably well, I was able to focus on the story and it seemed that time shifted back to its normal speed for a little bit.  The problem is that I don't have anything to look at, so I would still look at the timer.  It's either that or look at a closet door.

I started thinking about that figured that there had to be a solution.  I Googled "treadmill scenery videos" and sure enough there was.  I first found a company that sells virtual walk dvd's.  Basically, some dude walked around really cool places with a camcorder and sells them for $10 a pop.  Once I saw this, my next stop was You-Tube.  Sure enough, amongst the videos of people dancing on treadmills, people getting flung off treadmills and pets on treadmills were virtual walk videos.

Tonight I took my tablet up to the treadmill, turned on an audiobook and started one of the videos.  Surprisingly enough it worked better than anything else.  I mean the treadmill still sucks, but I listened to a good book and took a walk around a lake!