Interesting Mind Trick

POSTED BY: Succatash
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 07:54
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SUCCATASH

Tuesday, November 4, 2003 3:59 PM

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be total mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

pettry amzanig huh?

MANIACNUMBERONE

Tuesday, November 4, 2003 5:52 PM

I've actually read where it goes even a bit further than that in certain people. Some people read so fast and their mind goes over the words so quickly, that they are reading entire sentences, and even paragraph's and pages at once.

JOSH294

Tuesday, November 4, 2003 7:01 PM

That's incredible and incredibly strange.

TEELABROWN

Tuesday, December 9, 2003 1:50 PM

I've heard that. Interesting. Like the pyramid sentence, you know find what's wrong. There are two "the"s, but your mind takes one out. Very weird. Very cool.

Keep flyin', Happy Holidays!

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

TEELABROWN

Tuesday, December 9, 2003 1:52 PM

I go to a "gifted" school (aka smart people school), and I heard that "gifted" kids are more likely to misspell something oon the board because their mind is moving faster than their hand. Very odd.

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

SOUTHERNMERC

Tuesday, December 9, 2003 2:13 PM

Hehe, very funny Succatash. I have heard that as well, and I believe it plays out.

As for the bit about misspelling words T, I don't know about that, but I have, myself, spoken more quickly than I could express properly. Words run together, one thought barging out before the first is finished. Stuff like that. I had to practice thinking about what I was going to say, about one sentance ahead, to make sure I didn't sound like a complete backbirth. Or a looney. I have heard of other gifted types with odd habits. Like the guy who flossed his digestive tract. Brilliant fellow, but thats just plain weird.

Jayne: "How big a room?"

BARNEYT

Tuesday, December 9, 2003 7:52 PM

I've no mind for word puzzles at all - does anyone know if there are any anagrams out there where the two words have the same first and last letter but the middle ones are in a different order?

oh... okay... just staring at the emoticons has given me my answer...

smile
slime

so presumably the brain does recognise some differences

Although I agree - I had no trouble at all reading the post!

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

RKWALSH

Tuesday, December 9, 2003 10:01 PM

That's great news i will never have to go through the tedium of spell check again since i usually get at tleast the first and last letters right. Yeah for me

TEELABROWN

Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:47 PM

That happens to me. But, I talk fast when really excited, so no understands what I'm saying. At school, though, even if I talk slowley, they don't listen, so I say what's the point of talking slow?

Keep flyin'!

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"Freedom is the Freedom to say that 2+2 makes 4. If that is granted, all else follws"-Winston, 1984
Keep flyin', and remember, THEY can't take the sky from US!

ASTRIANA

Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:46 PM

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Originally posted by SouthernMerc:
Hehe, very funny Succatash. I have heard that as well, and I believe it plays out.

As for the bit about misspelling words T, I don't know about that, but I have, myself, spoken more quickly than I could express properly. Words run together, one thought barging out before the first is finished. Stuff like that. I had to practice thinking about what I was going to say, about one sentance ahead, to make sure I didn't sound like a complete backbirth. Or a looney.

My husband's biggest beef is that I'm thinking so fast that I talk too fast and my brain jumps to the next thought, causing me to interrupt myself mid-sentence with another, totally unrelated thought...

~A~

Take my love, Take my land
Take me where I cannot stand.
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me.

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