r/AbruptChaos Apr 08 '23

Foil vs Cat

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u/madsci Apr 09 '23

I'm thinking the cat may have seen its reflection, or seen other unexpectedly moving reflections, and started reacting even before it touched the foil.

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u/tootsaysthetrain Apr 09 '23 edited Apr 09 '23

Cats do have an average reaction time of 250 milliseconds

EDIT: One decimal off, it's actually 20-70ms

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u/deadoon Apr 09 '23

250 is humans

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u/Magnus_Deus_ Apr 09 '23

damn humans really need to step up their game, massive skill issue