h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello My Friends,

If you click on the following link you will get a game up which tests your responses. The driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is 0.75 seconds........or 1 car length every 10 mph....Test your reaction time and record it below.

The instructions come up on the screen. It is easy though .

Lets see who can get the fastest:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf

Mine is:

First Attempt:

one: 0.300 Seconds
two: 0.239 Seconds
three: 0.181 Seconds
four: 0.180 Seconds
five: 0.180 Seconds

Average time: 0.216 Seconds - Bobbing bobcat

Second Attempt:

one: 0.240 Seconds
two: 0.240 Seconds
three: 0.241 Seconds
four: 0.180 Seconds
five: 0.180 Seconds

Average time: 0.2162 Seconds - Bobbing bobcat

Have fun, no cheating otherwise you get a 3 second penalty if you push the mouse button too early .

Nigel

Amusing link. I passed it along to my kid sister who collects these things.

First Attempt:

0.361
0.361
0.319
0.438
0.360

average: 0.368

Ambling Armadillo:

Second Attempt:

3.0
3.0
3.0
0.601
0.481

average: 2.162

Sluggish Snail

13th attempt:

average: 0.256 (Close to my overall mean.)

Bobbing Bobcat

(Flattering, but actually the southern California short-tail bobcat can top 200 mph on the 10 meter sprint. ...I just had to pet that kitty... After several rounds, finding I couldn't even see it move when it went into motion, bleeding, I found I had to out-think it. Then one of the grownups came and made me let it go.)

I managed Bobbing Bobcat on mine, but that is after an un healthy amount of

I'll try again later, and thanks for that...

It will be passed on.

MMF

First attempt; Sluggish snail (it would've helped if I read the instructions and clicked on the dart and not the sheep )

Second attempt;

0.317
0.000
0.227
0.045
0.281

Bobbing Bobcat

Third attempt

0.312
0.190
0.239
0.192
0.000

Rocketing Rabbit

What larks!

My sister suggests a time for how long it takes people to figure out out to activate the test my be amusing.

Well done Br Magwitch for getting to Rocketing Rabbit .

I have tried and tried but just cannot get beyond Bobbing Bobcat .

I wonder if there is a time between each sheep running out like ITIWBS said .

I will have to give it a go .

Keep rounding the sheep up for me folks, they are running all over my garden .

All the best.

Nigel