Damn, 275 and I'm 32.  I think I killed a lot of brain cells in college...

Well, input lag of monitor and response time of the mouse may also affect the test. Still... I thought I could do better.

After repeated attempts, I was able to improve to somewhat below 230 on the average, but that is really the best I can do. I suppose you can train yourself over time, but I don't think radical improvement can be achieved.

Hey, 234 at 60 year is pretty impressive! The graphs suggest that at late 50's, it gets a lot worse.

I'm also using a wireless laser mouse, cable mouse might affect results.  As well as your type of connection.

I don't believe the test is run from their server, it must be client-side application running locally in your browser as an applet. Otherwise, it would have no sense, internet lag is usually huge, especially between continents.

BTW new personal record, 196.6.

I have discovered a neat trick - Don't look at the text, if you look at the text, your high-level text processing kicks in in an attempt to read it, which is super slow! Look elsewhere, and have the colored rectangle in your peripheral vision. Reaction there is much faster, because the greatest danger comes from the sides, so we are apparently programmed to react ASAP, with a twitch, to avoid potential immediate danger.

Tried it again this morning, not looking a the text and got 192.  That makes me feel better.

#41 @ 190.2.  Not too shabby.