Senior?

/sick fark
//if so, good headline

Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely.

Usually devoured by snails.

Boobies!

_{/oh damn}

I hope this is true, I'll be living a long time.

Once, this sparrow was about to crash into my face, and I ducked and reached my arm out to block it from hitting my face. I actually caught it.

He's going to live forever.

Frist!! Frist!~ er First thing! Damn too slow.

Man, Subby reaches back in time for a nasty burn

Too soon!

Nevermind, NASCAR sucks.

I remember in a high school physics class our teacher gave everyone stopwatches and told us we would measure our reaction time by how fast we could start and stop the stopwatch. I told her that this was nothing more than a measurement of how fast I can hit two buttons, and she literally started yelling at me. Anyway, after this nonsense I clocked in a .3, .4, and another .3 seconds and she told me I cheated because those were "olympic" times. I told her those were "Metal Gear Solid torture level" times and she gave me detention.

Yes, I was a dork.

Was.

That's racin'.

Sweet

Great headline subby. +1

/Dale Earnhardt was The Man.
//Also an asshole.
///still The Man

Wait, what?

WHAM!

Thud.

FTFA: Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely.

Well, then, a big part of Western North Carolina and Northeast Tennessee are pretty much screwed, aren't they?

/can this wait until tomorrow?

oh snap?

Just as long as Juan Pablo Montoya somethin' puts Earnhardt into the wall......

Happy camper n such... me

I'm quick as a bunny. Ask any woman I've been with.

Boobies

sweet

...but it's the Fail, I can't agree with this

Fark Me To Tears: FTFA: Men and women with the most sluggish response times are more than twice as likely to die prematurely.

Well, then, a big part of Western North Carolina and Northeast Tennessee are pretty much screwed, aren't they?

/can this wait until tomorrow?

Well shiat. We probably are. We sure is slower than molasses round heres.

Pretty apt if you're a left handed batter too.

Reaction time is a factor in this, so please pay attention

Really?

This would be AWESOME if true.

pelzar: I remember in a high school physics class our teacher gave everyone stopwatches and told us we would measure our reaction time by how fast we could start and stop the stopwatch. I told her that this was nothing more than a measurement of how fast I can hit two buttons, and she literally started yelling at me. Anyway, after this nonsense I clocked in a .3, .4, and another .3 seconds and she told me I cheated because those were "olympic" times. I told her those were "Metal Gear Solid torture level" times and she gave me detention.

Yes, I was a dork.

Was.

Your story pleases me.

pelzar: I remember in a high school physics class our teacher gave everyone stopwatches and told us we would measure our reaction time by how fast we could start and stop the stopwatch. I told her that this was nothing more than a measurement of how fast I can hit two buttons, and she literally started yelling at me. Anyway, after this nonsense I clocked in a .3, .4, and another .3 seconds and she told me I cheated because those were "olympic" times. I told her those were "Metal Gear Solid torture level" times and she gave me detention.

Yes, I was a dork.

Was.

At least you aren't a lunatic lying coont, like your teacher was.

Is.

/I hope she's dead

agrees as well

Reaction time is directly proportional to the length of the nerves from your brain to the part of the body "reacting" or reflex loop the signal has to travel through... i.e knee -> spine -> back to knee/quad. (why NBA guards are usually shorter/quicker, why it is difficult to catch a fly, "large people" always seem to be clumsy.. etc)

By saying reaction times indicate life expectancy... i dont know about that... this would just say that the taller you are, the shorter you will live...

Might make sense because your heart has to work harder to get blood through your body... kind alike a great dane...whatever.. im rambling...

/next time i'll RTFA

pelzar: Yes, I was a dork.

Was.

That's funny, because I just checked the url of this website and it still says Fark.com.

austin_millbarge: Reaction time is a factor in this, so please pay attention

Give it to Holden, he's good.

I did. He can breathe OK as long as nobody unplugs him.

/not so obscure . . . and you beat me to it . . .

Unfortunately for you Farkers, longevity runs in my family and dying in your eighties is considered "dying young". You'll never get rid of me. My great grandmother was 101. My grandparents on mom's side died in their late eighties. My father's parents are still alive, even though he's a senior citizen already and both his natural parents are alcoholics. (We don't speak, but we know they're still alive through other family). He was raised by another couple, not his parents. I'm guessing they are 90 or so each. And acoholic. Wth?

Cerebral Ballsy: Unfortunately for you Farkers, longevity runs in my family and dying in your eighties is considered "dying young". You'll never get rid of me. My great grandmother was 101. My grandparents on mom's side died in their late eighties. My father's parents are still alive, even though he's a senior citizen already and both his natural parents are alcoholics. (We don't speak, but we know they're still alive through other family). He was raised by another couple, not his parents. I'm guessing they are 90 or so each. And acoholic. Wth?

Alcohol is a preservative.

Accent: Reaction time is directly proportional to the length of the nerves from your brain to the part of the body "reacting" or reflex loop the signal has to travel through... i.e knee -> spine -> back to knee/quad. (why NBA guards are usually shorter/quicker, why it is difficult to catch a fly, "large people" always seem to be clumsy.. etc)

By saying reaction times indicate life expectancy... i dont know about that... this would just say that the taller you are, the shorter you will live...

Might make sense because your heart has to work harder to get blood through your body... kind alike a great dane...whatever.. im rambling...

/next time i'll RTFA

Instead of reading the article, why don't you read the study? And about a hundred others.

This article pisses me off. It is very presumptuous.

austin_millbarge: Reaction time is a factor in this, so please pay attention

My favorite movie ever, but I'm missing some Gene Wilder in a black cowboy outfit here.

Approves.

Link (Online Reaction Time Test)

.194s average, "Special olympic times"

Accent: Reaction time is directly proportional to the length of the nerves from your brain to the part of the body "reacting" or reflex loop the signal has to travel through... i.e knee -> spine -> back to knee/quad. (why NBA guards are usually shorter/quicker, why it is difficult to catch a fly, "large people" always seem to be clumsy.. etc)

By saying reaction times indicate life expectancy... i dont know about that... this would just say that the taller you are, the shorter you will live...

Might make sense because your heart has to work harder to get blood through your body... kind alike a great dane...whatever.. im rambling...

/next time i'll RTFA


Didn't RTFA, but I'm guessing there is no separation for cause of death here. In other words, people with slower reaction times are probably more likely to die of unnatural causes (car accidents, getting hit by a bus, etc) so their skewing the average.

/not so obscure . . . and you beat me to it . . .

It's obscure to those who don't know what it is, thus, it's not for them anyway

cryinoutloud: The authors say there is growing evidence that people with higher IQs tend to live longer and healthier lives.

It probably works the other way, too. JAMA had an article in, iirc, October of 2003 about how getting more money raised kids' performance in schools, on mental health tests, and on IQ tests.

Why does the article keep talking about IQ--the study is about reaction times. Reaction times aren't something they test when they test your IQ.

Once I rolled 3d6 and got a natural 18 Dexterity.

like TISM says "it dosent matter what you sow or what you reap cause Greg you missed the stop sign!"

So does that mean that if you train on your XBOX then you will be more adept at living longer? If o I'm going to putt all my points into dexterity... screw constitution.

*If so

Intelligent, physically talented people live longer then stupid sluggish food processors? Indeed quite shocking...

Unavailable for comment.

Well, my doctor just recommended a daily dose of whack-a-mole, so I'm getting a kick...

I should be around a while, then.

I actually swatted two flies out of the air today.

/Little bastards

Kuta: Once I rolled 3d6 and got a natural 18 Dexterity.

I read that as 36D and was hoping for boobs.

//no pic of Dale Sr's crash?

Scientists discover that fast reaction time is a better indicator of a long life than blood pressure, exercise level or weight. Dale Earnhardt nods in agreement 10 seconds later would have been a better headline, whether its true or not.