If you're going to test something, it's important to do it scientifically.

Obviously, research into the history of the reflex hammer was the first step. Making sure we knew how to use it properly was also important.

And the final piece of knowledge:

Dinosaurs.


But knowledge is not enough. To do this task, we acquired three things:
1) A reflex hammer (three cheers for medical supply stores!)
2) A clipboard (very important for looking respectable)
3) A stopwatch (quantitative results should always be aimed for)

Knowledge. Materials. Action.

We set out to find some strangers willing to let us whack them on the knees with a mallet.

And then proceeded to study and time them.