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Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

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Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

#11
Stories like this make me think of Haldane quote:

"I have no doubt that in reality the future will be vastly more surprising than anything I can imagine. Now my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose."

Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

#14

This is pretty well known already: in Kendo, students are taught to monitor our opponent and attack when he blinks. Likewise, you need to be aware of your own blink and be prepared to defend yourself when you do.

That doesn't really sound like great advice. Human reaction time is about 200ms (http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html if you wish to verify this for yourself), whereas the blink duration is 100 to 150 ms. By the time you reacted the blink would be over.

Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

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post #14

This is pretty well known already: in Kendo, students are taught to monitor our opponent and attack when he blinks. Likewise, you need to be aware of your own blink and be prepared to defend yourself when you do.

That doesn't really sound like great advice. Human reaction time is about 200ms ( http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html if you wish to verify this for yourself), whereas the blink duration is 100 to 150 ms. By the time you reacted the blink would be over.

You react when you think he is going to blink, then.

Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

#16

Dr Tamami Nakano should monitor people playing Guitar Hero, and watch how infrequently they blink their eyes.

My first thought was: well of course, this is just like timing your 'reloads' in various shooter games (where you point offscreen and fire to reload).

Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

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post #14

This is pretty well known already: in Kendo, students are taught to monitor our opponent and attack when he blinks. Likewise, you need to be aware of your own blink and be prepared to defend yourself when you do.

That doesn't really sound like great advice. Human reaction time is about 200ms ( http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html if you wish to verify this for yourself), whereas the blink duration is 100 to 150 ms. By the time you reacted the blink would be over.

If you see him blink and react, then he only has 50 ms to react to your attack, which you just stated is not enough time.

Re: Humans time blinks so they don't miss information

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post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That doesn't really sound like great advice. Human reaction time is about 200ms ( http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/rttest01.html if you wish to verify this for yourself), whereas the blink duration is 100 to 150 ms. By the time you reacted the blink would be over.

If you see him blink and react, then he only has 50 ms to react to your attack, which you just stated is not enough time.

Yes, it would be advantageous to begin your attack during an opponent's blink. However, the blink is faster than your reaction time. If you see him blink and react, his blink is over before you react. His eyes are open when your attack begins.
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