Ten Things That Happen Every Second [VIDEO]

How many different things can you do in one second? Go ahead, I'll wait.

...Time's up. How much did you accomplish? Uh, huh. Didn't think so. Not to worry. None of us can get very much done in one second. But you and I aren't millions of people, a national economy, or a universe that never sleeps, either.

After hearing, for the umpteenth time, ________ happens every 5 seconds or every minute or every half hour, I thought it would be fun to find out what sorts of things are happening every single second. And, as you will learn, several babies were born while you were reading this.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Skip the Schwab ad--you might fall asleep in 60 seconds.