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> > * > > > > > Count the number of 'F's in the following
> > * > > > > > text:
> > * > > > > > FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
> > * > > > > > SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
> > * > > > > > IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
> > * > > > > > EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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> > > > > > > >Managed it?
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> > * > > > > > ............ Scroll down only after you have
> > * > > > > > counted them!
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> > * > > > > > OK?
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> > > > > > > >How many?
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> > > > > > > >Three?
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> > > > > > > >Wrong, there are six.
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> > > > > > > >Read again!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
> > > > > > > >SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
> > > > > > > >IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
> > > > > > > >EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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> > > > > > > >The reasoning is further down...
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> > > > > > > >The brain cannot process the word
> > "OF".
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> > > > > > > >Spooky huh?
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er-no: the bringer of pointless information.
Thank You.
> > * > > > > > Count the number of 'F's in the following
> > * > > > > > text:
> > * > > > > > FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
> > * > > > > > SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
> > * > > > > > IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
> > * > > > > > EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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> > > > > > > >Managed it?
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> > * > > > > > ............ Scroll down only after you have
> > * > > > > > counted them!
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> > * > > > > > OK?
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> > > > > > > >How many?
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> > > > > > > >Three?
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> > > > > > > >Wrong, there are six.
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> > > > > > > >Read again!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
> > > > > > > >SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
> > > > > > > >IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
> > > > > > > >EXPERIENCE OF YEARS
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> > > > > > > >The reasoning is further down...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >The brain cannot process the word
> > "OF".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Spooky huh?
> > > > > >
er-no: the bringer of pointless information.
Thank You.
very cool....
> cool...
very cool....
Yeahhh... it played with my mind!.. :D
I read it throught three times, and... I missed all the "of's" each time.
And yes, I think examining each letter by letter is cheating as you're not attempted to process individual words and analyse them, which is where the discrepany creeps in.
Still, it's very interesting. Where did you get this, er-no?
It's all about how the different parts of your brain function together. I think this one is to do with:
One part of your brain tries to read the words.
Another part of your brain tries to recognise the letters in those words.
Because OF is such a short word, the second part of the brain does nnot have enought time to 'check if there are any F's in it' or something.
Very interesting indeed
RCL
I count five.