CronoDAS comments on Alien parasite technical guy - Less Wrong

61 Post author: PhilGoetz 27 July 2010 04:51PM

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Comment author: Craig_Heldreth 28 July 2010 12:36:21PM 6 points [-]

My favorite illustration of Libet's work is the behavior of a top tennis player returning serve. If you ever get a chance to sit close when a guy like Nadal or Federer is playing, I recommend observing this feature as closely as possible. There is literally no time to react to where the ball is going. There are some back envelope calculations (by Libet and many others) that the reaction time is shorter than conscious thought processing time, but my opinion is the pro returning serve can sense from his own behavioral synchronization with the server the direction the serve will be going before the server's racquet strikes the ball.

Comment author: CronoDAS 29 July 2010 01:19:42AM *  3 points [-]

I've read that, in order to hit a fastball, a professional baseball player has to begin his swing before the baseball leaves the pitcher's hand...