YEAR 9 SCIENCE

Trying to catch a ruler before it hits the floor turned out to be harder than it looked for our Year 9 scientists.

Especially if some distraction was involved and no warning was given before the drop.

This lead to some embarrassing misses and no-catches, but all part of the fun.

The ability to respond quickly to a verbal signal when the eyes are closed adds a level of difficulty.

An obvious application of this investigation is driver reaction times on the road, and the effect of distractions such as talking, using a mobile phone, or listening to music.

A bit of an eye-opener for our future drivers and road users.