> > It is indeed surprising, the human body is an amazing machine. > > Funny, I was just reading this Mental chronometry and your claims are far fetched, > like 10 fold at least. > > Either you wouldn't pass a blind test or you should go get yourself analyzed, since > you seem to be some kind of phenomenon.
No, you're just missing something: we're extremely good at prediction. You know when you hit the drum when the sound is going to reach you given your movement. If it happens at a different time than expected you notice the difference. It takes the usual reaction time before the feeling that something is off reaches your conscience, but that feeling requires *way* less than a shift of RT to happen.
Another funny case is virtual reality helmets. We notice *any* difference between the head turning and the scene moving. Which makes having an unnoticeable computer in the middle hard.