TO USE
OFF THE BLOCK
Off the Block is a reaction time gysmo.
It can be used in several ways.
The easiest way is to use it with a finger
release from a screen or from a mouse.
When the screen is Green depress
the mouse/pad/screen.
(Think of
this action as the Starter's command to Take Your Mark.)
The screen will turn Yellow and
will randomly count 1-5 seconds before beeping/turning to red.
(Think of
this as the lag time that the starter uses between Take Your Mark, and Go.
Most starters
do not repeatedly use the same lag time.)
Upon the beep, release your finger,
and the release time will appear on the screen.
Subsequent release times will
appear in a column in the lower right corner.
To erase these time, reload the
screen.
Another way to use this gyzmo is meant to
see the reaction time of your thigh
muscles to the beep.
To do this, brace one arm to your
side such that it does not move.
Place the mouse/screen/pad on a
surface such that your finger touches it when your knees are
bent.
When the beep sounds, straighten
your knees in a way that releases your finger upward with your arm still braced
to your side..
This will record your leg's
reaction time.
If you have any comments, suggestions, etc. please let me know: hschein@gmail.com