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Why game-show buzzers punish being too quick

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Being the fastest means absolutely nothing if you lack patience. If a contestant presses their buzzer even a millisecond before the host finishes reading a question, the system electronically locks them out for a fraction of a second, handing an easy victory to their slower opponents.

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