Bartholomew Roberts
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I thought everyone might enjoy this link. It tests how long it take you to recognize a changing color and react to it. It is illuminating to see just how much faster action is than reaction - especially when you consider that even a semi-trained person can generally draw and fire two shots at close quarters in less than 1.5 seconds and I've seen people do it in less than a second.
My average reaction time was around 0.33 seconds. My best time was 0.14 seconds but I cheated to get it
My best legit time was 0.27 seconds.
http://www.happyhub.com/network/reflex/
EDITED TO ADD:
With a little practice, I got it down to 0.25 best and 0.31 average. Still, it is scary to see just how long it can take you to react to a new input even after you are fully alert and only have to take minimal steps (a click) to respond to the input.
Another reaction tester:
http://www.getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html
For some reason this one runs a little faster. Average time 0.226 with best time of 0.2
OTHER FUN FACTS:
Average human response time on this type of test is around 0.25 seconds according to this guy and a good response would be around 0.18. Guess I'm a little on the slow side
Also, the hands can respond to stimulus faster than the feet. It seems that the farther away it is from the brain, the slower that part responds.
Highway studies show it can take a person as much as 0.75 seconds to even perceive that a problem is developing and the average perception plus reaction time is 1.65 seconds with 95% of the people perceiving and reacting by 2.5 seconds. So in a car traveling 60mph, the average person will travel 66ft before you even recognize there is a problem and 145ft before they begin to react to it.
ONE MORE ADD:
Two gun-related studies on human reaction time:
Study on time to stop firing - It seems reaction time works both ways and 85% of participants in this study continued to fire even after the signal to stop had sounded.
http://www.iwba.com/11OFFICER REACTION 3.pdf
Officer decision time to fire a handgun - Simple times seem to mirror the above two tests closely; but more complex scenarios result in higher times.
http://www.iwba.com/Officer Decision Time in Firing a Handgun.pdf
My average reaction time was around 0.33 seconds. My best time was 0.14 seconds but I cheated to get it
My best legit time was 0.27 seconds.http://www.happyhub.com/network/reflex/
EDITED TO ADD:
With a little practice, I got it down to 0.25 best and 0.31 average. Still, it is scary to see just how long it can take you to react to a new input even after you are fully alert and only have to take minimal steps (a click) to respond to the input.
Another reaction tester:
http://www.getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html
For some reason this one runs a little faster. Average time 0.226 with best time of 0.2
OTHER FUN FACTS:
Average human response time on this type of test is around 0.25 seconds according to this guy and a good response would be around 0.18. Guess I'm a little on the slow side
Also, the hands can respond to stimulus faster than the feet. It seems that the farther away it is from the brain, the slower that part responds.
Highway studies show it can take a person as much as 0.75 seconds to even perceive that a problem is developing and the average perception plus reaction time is 1.65 seconds with 95% of the people perceiving and reacting by 2.5 seconds. So in a car traveling 60mph, the average person will travel 66ft before you even recognize there is a problem and 145ft before they begin to react to it.
ONE MORE ADD:
Two gun-related studies on human reaction time:
Study on time to stop firing - It seems reaction time works both ways and 85% of participants in this study continued to fire even after the signal to stop had sounded.
http://www.iwba.com/11OFFICER REACTION 3.pdf
Officer decision time to fire a handgun - Simple times seem to mirror the above two tests closely; but more complex scenarios result in higher times.
http://www.iwba.com/Officer Decision Time in Firing a Handgun.pdf
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