And the bad guy draws first for dramatic effect, or to justify the white hat shooting them dead in the street in cold blood as self defence. And of course the first shot fired will always hit and incapacitate the target. Like many write-ups of scientific research (see the recent "Blondes Are More Warlike"), it misses the point of the experiement in favour of a quirky headline. Though I do like the idea of Niels "Clint" Bohr, Western Re-Enactor.
Indeed. The reacting gunfighter moves faster, but the headstart means that the one who draws first will still clear leather first. Now I'm off to watch lots of old westerns on DVD as supplementary research....
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Like many write-ups of scientific research (see the recent "Blondes Are More Warlike"), it misses the point of the experiement in favour of a quirky headline.
Though I do like the idea of Niels "Clint" Bohr, Western Re-Enactor.
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Now I'm off to watch lots of old westerns on DVD as supplementary research....
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