I slowed this down because the cat’s reaction looks completely instantaneous.
At frame 133, t=0 ms, the first smack hits the calico cat in the head while she’s completely asleep.
At t=67 ms, the second smack glances off her neck, because she’s already moving to react.
At t=167 ms, the third smack completely whiffs, because she’s already got her feet under her, claws out, assessed the direction of the threat, and she’s moving backwards.
At t=233 ms, she jumps. By the next frame she’s already flying through the air away from the threat.
Most humans, if you tell them to hit a button when a light flashes, can’t do it in that length of time, even if they’re awake and alert and watching for it with their hand on the button.
Great analysis, thanks! Makes me wonder if the video is sped up at all, but cats do have faster reaction times. The internet says cats can be as fast as 10-15 ms, so those numbers are reasonable
I slowed this down because the cat’s reaction looks completely instantaneous.
Most humans, if you tell them to hit a button when a light flashes, can’t do it in that length of time, even if they’re awake and alert and watching for it with their hand on the button.
Great analysis, thanks! Makes me wonder if the video is sped up at all, but cats do have faster reaction times. The internet says cats can be as fast as 10-15 ms, so those numbers are reasonable