amazing

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> >> Count the number of "F's" in the following text (read through the
> >> following sentence ONE time only):
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> >> FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
> >> SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
> >> IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
> >> EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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> >> Finished? Scroll down only after you have counted them, okay?
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> >> How many? 3?
> >> Wrong, there are 6 !!--no joke.
> >> Read it again.
> >> The reasoning behind is further down.
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> >> The brain cannot process "OF".
> >> Incredible or what ?
> >> Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius. Three is
> >> normal, four is quite rare. Send this to your friends-it drives them
> >> crazy.
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it worked on me all right - KS.

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[109.livejournal.com]

ó âñåõ òðè ïîëó÷àåòñÿ. Ó ÂÑÅÕ.
incredible or what? :-)

[piggymouse.livejournal.com]

Fucking incredible. Òîëüêî ìíå íèêàê íå óñïîêîèòüñÿ - òû íà ñîâåðøåííî íå àíãëîÿçû÷íûõ ïðîâåðÿë? ß âîò î÷åíü õî÷ó ïîïðîáîâàòü.

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[109.livejournal.com]

íà ñîâåðøåííî - íåò. íî òàì ïðèä¸òñÿ îáúÿñíÿòü, ÷òî òàêîå 'F' :-)

[msh.livejournal.com]

Ïîëó÷èëîñü 3. Ïîíÿòíî ïî÷åìó - òå, êòî ÷èòàåò òåêñò ñðàçó ïîíèìàÿ, à íå ïåðåâîäÿ â óìå, áóäóò ïîëó÷àòü 3 çà èñêëþ÷åíèåì î÷åíü ñïåöèàëüíûõ ñëó÷àåâ òèïà íå÷åëîâå÷åñêîãî âíèìàíèÿ èëè ïðîôåññèîíàëüíîãî êîððåêòîðñòâà. Ïîòîìó ÷òî OF ýòî èåðîãëèô.

Êàê ìîæåò ïîëó÷èòñÿ 4 - íå çíàþ. Ýòî, âèäèìî, êîìáèíàöèÿ ïëîõîãî àíãëèéñêîãî è íåóìåíèÿ ñ÷èòàòü

[mff.livejournal.com]

Ìíå âîîáùå íå ïîíÿòíî, ïî÷åìó ó êîãî-òî ïîëó÷àåòñÿ 3 èëè 4. Èõ æå òàì 6 (ØÅÑÒÜ)

[lostbus.livejournal.com]

Õà. Ó ìåíÿ 6 ïîëó÷èëîñü. %)