Legit - kids' science experiment on reaction times

[wishtobflying]

Hi everyone, just thought I'd pass this on, I wouldn't normally but it's kind of fun and it's legitimate, I personally know the girl that sent me the email, and she knows the kid .... you get the idea.... so go ahead and give it a go ...

http://www.rider2rider.com/

My score was 0.22

Hello,
One of the 7th graders here at the school is doing a science project that has to do with reaction time and age. He needs some data. I am forwarding this email [sic] address http://www.rider2rider.com/ so you can try it and support science. It is very simple and will take you less than a minute to complete. Please forward to anyone you think will try it. Let your kids try it too, mine thought it was fun.

[wishtobflying]

practise helps ... 0.206 second time around :ok:

[vorticey]

just had 1 go and 0.1844 av. does this mean im younger?

[902Jon]

0.1842 42 years old:(

[i4iq]

.156 38

goes

[Woodgnome]

Doesn't work behind our proxy server, bit like me! Even resorted to trying IE

[212man]

Interestingly got 0.184 using left mouse click, but consistently over 0.2 using enter key with longer travel.

[ShyTorque]

0.1718

Coming up against the half century. Might have been quicker but I had to pop out for a while..

Had another go, slightly better: 0.16279999999999997

[fishboy]

Every single attempt was 0.187 maybe not the quickest but does consistency count?:E

[Grainger]

44 years old ... 0.225 sec :{

One foot in the grave time for me !

Now where's my . . . oh, what's it called . . .

[John Eacott]

It appears to have a fatal flaw: the speed and type of connection! Wireless laptop, average well over 1 second.
Broadband desktop using wireless mouse, about 0.3 sec average
Broadband desktop using space bar, about 0.23 sec average

Then again, Desperate Housewives was on TV when I was on the laptop :p

[i4iq]

Shouldn't be anything to do with connection speed if it's a java script running on the local machine...

How old are you John?;)

[Heliseka]

av .2124 age 30:8

[chuckolamofola]

.220 @ 48 yrs young

[oldbeefer]

0.258 62 yrs young and closing 9000hrs rotary

[Fun Police]

.250 and 33 yrs. will try after a few beers and see if the results on "WKRP in Cincinatti" will hold up.

[Camp Freddie]

0.1812 age 40 2nd attempt

seems as much about practice as age, as I was a lot slower the first time

[John Eacott]

Shouldn't be anything to do with connection speed if it's a java script running on the local machine...

How old are you John?;)

I'm now at work, and have tried this on a number of different computers, with wildly varying results: a wireless mouse or keyboard will not give better than 1 second, whilst a "cable" mouse or keyboard give a reasonably consistent 0.23 seconds. Maybe this is a factor that hasn't been allowed for in the project?

And I'm 57 physical age: no comment on mental age, please :rolleyes: .

[i4iq]

Good point John - a wireless mouse could offer a delay to the PC and therefore point to a factor that hasn't been accounted for - or it could be that the original hypothesis is correct...

[mikelimapapa]

.209, I dont know how solid his theory is cause I'm only 21

[The_Sheriff]

0.219 av 30 years old on a wireless mouse

you should see my trigger finger :E

[NickLappos]

.1970 for me age 57.

You can do a low tech version that is quite accurate by taking a yard stick and taping a coin to the bottom, and have a friend release it to let it drop between your fingers. The distance it drops before you clamp it between your fingers can be converted to time (s = 1/2 Gte2, or t = Sq rt of 2s/G) be sure you use consistent units, G= 32.2 feet, and convert inches to feet, or G=9.8 and use meters. For .2 sec reaction, the ruler will drop 7.73 inches. For .15 seconds, the ruler will drop 4.35 inches.

[ShyTorque]

"For .2 sec reaction, the ruler will drop 7.73 inches. For .15 seconds, the ruler will drop 4.35 inches."

So that explains why I keep missing the toilet.... ruler too short or reactions too slow :{

:)

[jemax]

I appear to be getting younger each time, I like this game

[Vertical Propulsion]

0.172. 24 years old. Will give it another go after a few beers later. :)

[Johe02]

Hey, I managed to get mine below 0.2 by hitting the button when the red light went out instead of waiting for the green light to come on!

Is that cheating. . ?

:hmm:

[nervouspassenger]

.450 after a wery nice gottle of Macon Village...hic

[chester2005]

0.1218 average after about 12 attempts that took some concentration:ugh:
35 years old