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Old 04-14-2006, 03:11 PM
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got this in an email today. How fast can you read it out loud?

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I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch dnoe at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

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PS: I qualify this as an oddity, not a puzzle. If any mods disagree feel free to move the post.

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Old 04-14-2006, 03:17 PM
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

haha i may have seen this before, but cool nonetheless
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:17 PM
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

thats pretty neat. I didn't time myself, but I could read it normally, as if I was reading a regular passage.
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:18 PM
TeeJayOrTJ TeeJayOrTJ is offline
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

Took me 21 seconds.
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:19 PM
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

I think its fake.
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:20 PM
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

I was gonna time myself and read it aloud, then I realized it probably contained something my roommates wouldn't appreciate...oh well. I've seen this before, cool nonetheless.
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:21 PM
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

I stumbled over pweor
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:21 PM
GambleGamble GambleGamble is offline
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Default Re: Time yourself while reading this out loud - if you can...

The question is do dyslexic people read this as normal

...and I pretty much read it at normal speed
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:22 PM
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15 secs, and that's while listening to Rhymin' & Stealin' by the Beastie Boys. But to be fair, I'd seen this before.
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Old 04-14-2006, 03:23 PM
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I stumbled over pweor

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I stumbled over taotl.
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