<ul><li>Musician Adam Neely discusses the fastest music humanly possible to hear, not perform.</li><li>Most individuals can distinguish inter-onset intervals of 100 ms; Morse code perception exceeds this.</li><li>Morse code is comprised of dots, dashes, and varying spaces with odd timing intervals.</li><li>Words per minute (wpm) is a measure of Morse code speed, with PARIS as a common standard word.</li><li>Calculating inter-onset intervals based on wpm reveals the perception limit close to 100 ms.</li><li>People can receive Morse code at speeds exceeding the perceived limit, with a world record of 75.2 wpm.</li><li>Listening skills transition from recognizing letters to words around the 20-30 wpm range.</li><li>Intelligence officers could copy encrypted text at high rates, implying advanced listening skills.</li><li>The article discusses limitations and capabilities of human perception in Morse code decoding.</li><li>References to historical studies and records are made to support the analysis presented.</li></ul>

Morse code and the limits of human perception

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