I have a foolproof method for practicing my five second count. I live near a retirement community. I drive there and get behind one of the residents at a red light. The time between the light turning green and the person starting to move their car is exactly five seconds.
I haven't yet figured out a method for determining ten seconds, but I always know when it's 4:30 pm. That's when everybody in that community gets in line for their buffet dinner - with free dessert, of course.
[Edited by Mark Padgett on Aug 18th, 2003 at 07:51 PM]