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Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

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Re: Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

#21

Does everyone else picture a watch or clock hand ticking in their head, counting 1 by 1? I got 5.45ish pretty consistently. Reading other scores here, it's pretty amazing we're as good at this as humans.

I use a vocal click like a metronome, three clicks to a second. Can do it with my mouth closed, of course. Got 5.3 seconds.

Re: Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

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post #21

Does everyone else picture a watch or clock hand ticking in their head, counting 1 by 1? I got 5.45ish pretty consistently. Reading other scores here, it's pretty amazing we're as good at this as humans.

I use a vocal click like a metronome, three clicks to a second. Can do it with my mouth closed, of course. Got 5.3 seconds.

The bulb flickers at about 1/3 of a second in my browser.

Re: Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

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post #8

I get a "nice!" result wih 5.383, but with 5.545 I get a negative comment like "oops you just went over"

Seems to be using "The Price Is Right"[1] rules where going over disqualifies a win.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Price_Is_Right_(American_g...

Re: Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

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post #21

Does everyone else picture a watch or clock hand ticking in their head, counting 1 by 1? I got 5.45ish pretty consistently. Reading other scores here, it's pretty amazing we're as good at this as humans.

I use a vocal click like a metronome, three clicks to a second. Can do it with my mouth closed, of course. Got 5.3 seconds.

That’s clever, never thought to use anything faster than a second for mental counting.

Re: Flip the Switch for 5.5 Seconds

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I wonder if it's universal to feel time moves faster because your perception of a unit gets slower, and when it runs slower than observable time you wonder where time went.

In school we did this at relaxation in gym class, lay down and count to 60 and sit up, and I did it at 59.

Now when trying to play this game I noticed that 5 seconds in my head is consistently 5.8s (+/- 20ms). I just need to flip the switch at what I think is 4.74s.

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