Comments on: So Just How Speedy Are You? Take This Reaction-Time Test

By: Xiaolou Wang

Xiaolou Wang — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:21:14 +0000

The tip about reacting to the color change itself rather than waiting to read the word “CLICK!” is a good one. It’s also a reminder that the median of 273 ms is a single-trial snapshot, so averaging several attempts gives a much steadier picture of your real reaction speed. I’d be curious whether the pre-loaded finger trick helps as much on a trackpad as on a mouse.

By: Evan Cole

Evan Cole — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:57:09 +0000

Good tip about keeping your finger “preloaded” on the mouse button. The 273 ms median is a useful baseline, though in my experience the first few tries are always slower until you settle in. The link to watching wind flags in short-range benchrest is an angle I hadn’t considered: there it’s more about noticing a change than raw speed.

By: Grant

Grant — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:11:53 +0000

239…best that this 72yo man with Parkinson’s could do.