The Human Benchmark

So I've been floating around the internet recently, just looking for interesting articles to read, when I happened on a rather interesting website that, while unrelated to Counter-strike, will form the foundations of the entry I'm writing now. Here's the site:

http://humanbenchmark.com/

As you know, in Counter-strike Source, one of the main reasons why people win is due to their fast finger. Take for example two equally accurate snipers who uses AWPs. The faster one would definitely win, assuming that they will hit with their first bullet. I'm sure many of you have encountered that kind of a situation before, as plenty of people like using AWPs.

Lets just say the website I found contains a table of statistics that could help you to see where you stand, and how fast most of the players would be. First, why not let's take the test and judge your worth:

http://humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/index.php

Then, take a good look at the bar chart to see where you stand:

http://humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/stats.php

As for me, I found my reaction time is around 180. So if you take a look at the chart, that means safe to say I've won more than 60% of the population. So here's the catch: If you could train your reflexes to 180 milliseconds or lower, you would have beaten most players, and that is a huge bonus if you fought with them.

If you reaction time is 0.17 seconds or below consistently, then congrats, you must be a professional, or rather a pro material player.

But then again, this doesn't reflect how it's like in Counter-strike. There are many other reasons contributing to reaction time. Like, the time needed to identify a person as friend or foe, or if the person have warmed up yet. In other words, to really excel in the brutal world of CSS, you must learn how to identify enemies quickly also, among other things. And don't drink coffee! It will slow you down!