Re: CSEye test

2002-03-01 Thread Ode Coyote
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

Re: CSEye test

2002-03-01 Thread Terry Dickinson
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

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-28 Thread Ode Coyote
-list@eskimo.com 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 WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS The brain cannot process the word OF. Why not? What's

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-28 Thread Ode Coyote
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 -- The silver-list is a moderated

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-28 Thread Terry Dickinson
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

CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Connie
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!

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Nina Silver
- Original Message - From: Connie wufn...@stargate.net To: silver- list silver-list@eskimo.com 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

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Marshall Dudley
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?

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Catherine Creel
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 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Marshalee Hallett
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 -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To

Re: CSEye test

2002-02-26 Thread Malcolm Stebbins
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!