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How old are you based on your reactions?

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Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by greggyb »

mdergosits wrote: post #5

I may be off here but, I found that when I had the window fullscreen the graphics were rendering very slowly and my reaction times were very slow. I then made the window smaller and the graphics were much smoother time and my reaction times were much better.

This is definitely the case. I went from it guessing I'm 35+ with a reaction time of 450+ms to alternating "We're not even sure if you're human" and a 19 year old, averaging near 250ms.

I sure hope I remember to turn down graphics settings next time I'm out for a drive.

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by clarkm »

venomsnake wrote: post #16

> We're not sure if you're an actual human being With the reaction time of (271) milliseconds. Really? That is like two deaths by a railgun in quake III. And lets not go into the real twitch games like Ninja Gaiden or DMC III royal guard. Or random bulletstorms ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VCX4p3Iw3M Edit - couple of more trys - consistenly under 300 ms. The majority of time is lost in the click itself. With…

If you get anything under 295 ms it gives you the "not sure if you're an actual human being" message. If you get a score of 295-305 ms it claims you have the reaction time of an 18-year-old, which seems weird as I would've guessed reaction time peaked later in life.

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by rtl49 »

This is a silly knickknack intended to promote justpark.com. It doesn't work, and even if you account for differences in other variables (mouse vs keyboard, rendering speed, etc.), it probably can't work reliably given the variation in reaction times between members of the same cohort.

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by thekevan »

With my wireless mouse, I was getting anywhere from 37 - 55 years old. Using the touchpad on my laptop, I was getting 50 - 60. Using my keyboard, most often I got "we're not sure you're an actual human being" but sometimes it said I was 18 or 19. The lowest one I had was 241 ms.

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by abetusk »

Unfortunately not a great experiment. The first time through I expected to see a 'stop' sign, so I was doing what I do when I drive, scanning the road, looking at signs, making sure the deer on the sides aren't going to jump out. When the 'STOP' flashed on the screen it took me by surprise because I was looking for a stop sign, not for what's essentially a pop-up to come out of nowhere.

My reaction time was initially scored as '42 year old' (I'm 37). The next time through it was a 20 year old. The third time it told me I might not be human.

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by martindevans »

mdergosits wrote: post #5

I may be off here but, I found that when I had the window fullscreen the graphics were rendering very slowly and my reaction times were very slow. I then made the window smaller and the graphics were much smoother time and my reaction times were much better.

Same for me. Full screen I'm consistently in the 21-25 range, but shrinking the window down to about 400x400 I'm consistently not human! This is with a powerful gaming computer too...

Re: How old are you based on your reactions?

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Post by jpmattia »

pcunite wrote: post #24

It said I was nine years younger than I truly am. I say it's doing a fine job. Let's not trouble the man too much.

Being told that I have the reaction time of an 18 year old at age 52 means that I believe this website dispenses the gods'-honest truth. I'm even inclined to ignore that the steering wheel is where none of the gods wanted it.
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