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Your reaction time is how long it takes you to respond to an event. This can be measured one of two ways. One way to measure reaction times is given the distance that an object traveled since you reacted to it. Another application of this formula is to solve for the distance that the object caught travels based on how long it took to catch it. | Your reaction time is how long it takes you to respond to an event. This can be measured one of two ways. One way to measure reaction times is given the distance that an object traveled since you reacted to it. Another application of this formula is to solve for the distance that the object caught travels based on how long it took to catch it. | ||
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Revision as of 19:14, 5 December 2015
By, Russell Dawkins
Reaction time is a physical phenomenon that can be calculated using the momentum principle.
The Main Idea
Your reaction time is how long it takes you to respond to an event. This can be measured one of two ways. One way to measure reaction times is given the distance that an object traveled since you reacted to it. Another application of this formula is to solve for the distance that the object caught travels based on how long it took to catch it.
A Mathematical Model
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A Computational Model
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Further reading
A Study in Reaction Time and Movement
by, Thomas Verner Moore
Speedy Science: How Fast Can You React?
by, Daisy Yuhas
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