Bohr proof confirmed: It's better to react than to act

ScienceNOW: Have you ever noticed that the first gunslinger to draw his gun in a movie is invariably the one to get shot?

Nobel prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr did, once arranging mock duels to test the validity of this cinematic curiosity.

Following Bohr's example, researchers have now confirmed that people move faster if they are reacting to another person's movements than if they are taking the lead themselves.