Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For a fascinating analysis of the response time of the human brain, see a book called "The User Illusion" by Tor Norretranders -- at Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670875791/qid=1028162742/sr=8-4/ ref=sr_8_4/002-1205625-5931240 Ch 9, the Half Second Delay. - -- Clive Moss Who just got a Noctilux, and has no idea when he will have the time to use it properly! > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of > Dante Stella > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:19 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Humbug: [Leica] Millimeters and milliseconds > > > > The key problem with these analyses is that there is no > system approach. > > First there is your reaction time, which I can guarantee you > is not anywhere near as short as 100ms. Take a digital > stopwatch start it and then try to stop it at .10 seconds - > by watching the numbers change, not by just hitting the > button again as quickly as possible. You will be very > surprised at how long the time is. It's easily enough to > bury any other time in the system. > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html