You may have directed yourself to find 'f's but habit and training defined
them as sounds without your realizing it, not letters.
Not only do we see what we look for, we don't even know what we're
'really' looking for all the time.
Heck, half the time, I only think I'm thinking. [I'm the
Oh well - I dunno - but you certainly gave me a chuckle!
CheersTerry
Ode Coyote wrote:
You may have directed yourself to find 'f's but habit and training defined
them as sounds without your realizing it, not letters.
Not only do we see what we look for, we don't even know what we're
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Count the number of F's in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
The brain cannot process the word OF.
Why not? What's
Anyone who counts all six F's on the first go is a genius [someone who
knows how unreliable eyes are because they only see what you look for]
Three is normal. [as counted by 'believers' who believe that what you see
has to be what is there]
Ken
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I don't think this suggestion applies in my case - not that it doesn't
have merit. My score of three I believe was obtained by me (not my
brain) actually looking for the letter - and, of course, failing!
Regards Terry
Ode Coyote wrote:
Because the word of is pronounced [percieved as] ov
Count the number of F's in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them!
OK?
How many?
Three?
Wrong, there are six - no joke!
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Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: CSEye test
Count the number of F's in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED
I wondre why everyone misses the oF's.
Marshall
Connie wrote:
Count the number of F's in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them!
OK?
The brain cannot process the word OF.
Hmmm...I don't know about that. Unless I have something in my
head other than a brain, I counted 6 while scanning quickly for F.
Catherine
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The brain cannot process the word OF.
Hmmm...I don't know about that. Unless I have something in my
head other than a brain, I counted 6 while scanning quickly for F.
Catherine
Me too!
Marshalee
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Hey wow!! I'm a genius - or dysleksuch.
Forest?? What forest??
Connie wrote:
Count the number of F's in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE
RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC
STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
Managed it?
Scroll down only after you have counted them!
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