staffs
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Post by staffs on Jan 27, 2005 7:31:31 GMT
Found this and the authour is willing to pass it on:
ALZHEIMERS' EYE TEST
Count every "F" in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS... (SEE BELOW)
HOW MANY ?
...................... 3?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke. READ IT AGAIN !
The reasoning behind is further down.
The brain cannot process "OF".
Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius. Three is normal, four is quite rare.
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Post by mrmason on Jan 27, 2005 7:41:41 GMT
I'm off to specsavers as I counted 2 first time
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Michael
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Post by Michael on Jan 27, 2005 7:56:32 GMT
Got them ..... at last. I think it's a brain test that I need. not a eye test
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Post by middlepillar on Jan 27, 2005 8:40:05 GMT
Staffs
I got all 6............. ;D
However the reason is back in 1985 I worked as a salesman and I had a packet of these 'cards' to give out to potential customers (I've still got some!).
What on earth they had to selling sanitary products I have no idea ;D But you didn't question the boss in those days, I originally only got 3 as well and this Christmas I passed the card around the table and 10 out of 10 said 3!
I have never known anyone get it right first time!
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Post by leonardo on Jan 27, 2005 9:00:33 GMT
No genius, I'm afraid, just 3 for me From now on I will have more respect for the humble "of"
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Post by taylorsman on Jan 27, 2005 10:24:42 GMT
3 with me too. It's a question of seeing what we expect to see and one area where the human mind and computers differ. It HAS to be right for a computer, a human will correct a spelling mistake or a typo on the fly.
I once saw the following :-
Paris in the the Spring.
Most people did not see the second the, but read it as the phrase they had come to expect and thus wanted to see.
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Post by Trinityman on Jan 27, 2005 13:14:57 GMT
Yup. 3 for me too. These sort of things always intrigue me as I can't believe I didn't see them. Irritatingly, my wife saw 4
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Post by leonardo on Jan 27, 2005 13:40:31 GMT
I don't feel too bad as my wife only saw three as well
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Post by Jumile on Jan 27, 2005 15:52:25 GMT
Sorry guys, I got 'em all. ;D
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Post by leonardo on Jan 27, 2005 16:25:37 GMT
Sorry guys, I got 'em all. ;D Show off! Seriously, though, well done
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