Alzheimers' eye test

[1MPH]

Test your eyes
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> Count every "F " in the following text:
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> FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE
EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...
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> HOW MANY ?
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> ..................... 3?
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> WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke. READ IT AGAIN !
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> The reasoning behind is further down.
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> The brain cannot process "OF".
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> Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!
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> Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius. Three is normal,
four is quite rare.
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[Gord]

Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius.

Got all 6!!!!

I'm a genius? Quick, tell my wife!

The trick is not to read the sentence. Just scan for the "shape" of an 'F' and count away.

[DJ Down Under]

I knew that fact (saw it on TV not long ago) and still only got 3 on my first look...:eusa_wall:

DJ

[arkline]

Sounds stupid, but I often proofread by scanning lines from end to beginning. Helps find double hits of letters. Works for Fs too...

[JCsman]

I often proofread by scanning lines from end to beginning....

That's the technique I used also. I got 6 as well. Quick tell Gord's wife.