I used to think that too, but then my friend videotaped a sunset in california, it seriously is gone in a matter of 5 seconds; it's the neatest thing to see if you've just been seeing boring sunsets in the midwest your whole life (like me) which do take hours it seems...... I've actually never seen a sunset like that in person, only on videotape, but the sun does actually set like that if your in the right place...

-Nate

 

Yeah, the sunset does set like that in some areas of the nation. . . At least I know I have seen it set close to that fast. I think it all depends on the season and and where you are in the world.