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by nix 5548 days ago
Neat. It makes sense that you'd have a fast-path for deflecting objects that are suddenly in your face.

Lots of interesting stuff here on factors affecting reaction time: http://biae.clemson.edu/bpc/bp/Lab/110/reaction.htm#Type%20o...

Your experiment must have been set up differently though - the fastest time they mention is 180msec for teenagers.