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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.

Comments

Ì-äà,

[arkanoid.livejournal.com]

íó ÿ âñå 6 ñîñ÷èòàë è åùå óñïåë çàäóìàòüñÿ, íà ÷åì "ïîëàãàåòñÿ" ñïîòêíóòüñÿ. Ïîäóìàë ÷òî íåõâàòàåò F "÷åñòíî â ñåðåäèíå" ñëîâà íå ðÿäîì ñ ïåðåíîñîì, áûëî áû èíòåðåñíåå.

Òîëêó-òî ;)

Re: Ì-äà,

[109.livejournal.com]

õì, ïåðâûé îáíàðóæåííûé ãåíèé.
à òû ÎÄÈÍ ÐÀÇ ÷èòàë?
åñëè äà, òî êàê òû ÷èòàë - ìûñëåííî ïðîãîâàðèâàÿ âñëóõ, èëè ïðîñòî ãëàçàìè?

Re: Ì-äà,

[piggymouse.livejournal.com]

Êñòàòè, â òîì-òî âèäèìî è ãåíèàëüíîñòü, ÷òîáû áûñòðî, ñðàçó ïî ïîñòàíîâêå çàäà÷è, ïåðåíàñòðîèòü ââîä ("÷èòàåì áóêîâêè, à íå ñëîâà"). À ìîÿ ãèïîòåçà áûëà â òîì, ÷òî íåàíãëîÿçû÷íûå áóäóò ÷èòàòü áóêîâêè ïî óìîë÷àíèþ, èáî èì ýòè áóêîâêè íå âî ÷òî ñëîæèòü.

Re: Ì-äà,

[arkanoid.livejournal.com]

Îäèí. ×èòàë êàê îáû÷íî - íî ÷óòü ìåäëåíåå ïîòîìó ÷òî íóæíî îòâëåêàòüñÿ íà ñ÷åò, òàê ÷òî âîçìîæíî ÷òî-òî ïðî ñåáÿ è ïðîãîâàðèâàë. Íå îáðàòèë âíèìàíèÿ, âîáùåì.

Re: Ì-äà,

[evolver.livejournal.com]

À òû êàê ÷èòàåøü "of"? Êàê "îô" èëè "îâ"? Ôèøêà ìîæåò áûòü â ýòîì. Àáîðèãåíû íà ðàáîòå, ñîøëèñü êàê ðàç íà òîì, ÷òî "f" ñêðàäûâàåòñÿ çà çâóêîì "v".

Re: Ì-äà,

[arkanoid.livejournal.com]

Äàæå íå çàäóìûâàëñÿ. Íàâåðíîå, ê v áëèæå.
Ýòî äâà ïàðàëëåëüíûõ ïðîöåññà - ÷òåíèå òåêñòà è ñ÷åò áóêîâîê, íà íèõ ðàçíûå êâàíòû âðåìåíè ðàñõîäóþòñÿ ;) Ïîòîìó ó ìåíÿ è ïîëó÷èëîñü - ÿ íå ñâÿçûâàë îäíî ñ äðóãèì è íå îæèäàë F âíóòðè ñâîåé ãîëîâû "óñëûøàòü".