This illusion is brought on by the passage of time.
We all remember what it was like to be cooped up in a classroom, hoping the hours would pass as quickly as possible, even if many of us have been out of high school for quite some time. This person had the same experience when their TA for a computer science class had poor English and teaching skills. This person experienced both.
They were bemoaning the slow passage of time while glancing at their watch when all of a sudden, it smashed in two from top to bottom. This person challenged time to move more slowly, and his watch was trying its best to stop ticking until it eventually gave up and broke. Eventually, though, time won and his watch cracked.
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