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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5873 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
It works in mysterious ways. Read this. Count the "F"s. Only go through once. Don't proceed until you've done that. FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF- IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS. Done there? Read the "spoiler" Spoiler How many did you count? 3? There are 6. Read it again. There is reasoning behind this (to some extent). For some reason, the human brain cannot proccess "OF". I missed them my first time through too. To find 3 "F"s on your first try is normal. 4 is rare. If you found all 6 in one go, you're a genius. ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3966 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
Hm. So what is five? Mildly brilliant? :) Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Kayaman Registered user Last page view: 7942 days, 20 hours and 53 seconds ago. |
i am a genie! |
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Crimson King Registered user Last page view: 6531 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 58 seconds ago. |
Genie in a whisky bottle? Joka vitsaa säästää, saa kaatumataudin |
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Caladriel Registered user ReGiStErEd UsEr Last page view: 4907 days, 22 hours, 56 minutes and 9 seconds ago. |
I'm willing to bet that the non-native English speakers will get all 6. |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5873 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
"Stuck my wenie in a bottle baby, now i cant- i cant- now i can't get it out..." --Weird Al. ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Crimson King Registered user Last page view: 6531 days, 19 hours, 12 minutes and 58 seconds ago. |
Ye can't get that stupid line of lyrics out from your head? Joka vitsaa säästää, saa kaatumataudin |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3966 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
I wonder, is that a sign of a good memory or low will-power? Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5873 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
hehe, it just poped up when someone mentioned genies in bottles or something. ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Jan Erik Administrator Last page view: 9 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
Guess I'm just plain normal... I've seen similar tests before too, it's uncanny just how much info is "filtered" out before it reach the contions part of our brain. The brain is normaly wired to look at the big picture. Details like the number of letters in a sentence simply don't register unless you concentrate and read letter by letter rather than word by word like we normaly do... Reminds me of a docomentary I saw once. A few percetage of people with a scertain type of brain dammage lack this "filter" who prevent our brain from worrying about every little detail. When a normal person look at a sky scraper all they can remember afterwards is that it was a big building. If asked to draw the building they would be eable to make a deacent likeness, but without any other reference than memory the drawing would be severely lacking in detail. That's because the brain is "normaly" wired to edit away unnesesary details, that is the memory might be very detailed (can be accessed though hypnosis for example), but the contious mind only get a filtered version of it. The person with the brain dammage that lacked this filter was eable to draw the building in every detail, making a exact copy (as far as the drawing skills would allow) of the image of the building from meory, even getting the exact number of windows right without stopping to count or anything. I'd like to see somene repeat that feat. Not many people can glance at for exampel the empire state building, and then proceed to draw it (asuming the drawing skills are sufficient) getting the number of windows right based on just that quick glance. Even if they know how many windows there are they would be hard pressed to put them all in the right place without constantly checking against the original. The number of detail is simply more than the contions part of our brain is equipped to handle without splitting it up into several smaller segments. Jan Erik Mydland HoF admin |
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Sengoku Registered user Last page view: 8140 days, 23 hours, 3 minutes and 31 seconds ago. |
That test rules, I got 3 like a normal person which is reassuring for me! I even cheated and read it twice and still didn't notice the F's in the OF's and when you pointed them out they just appeared as if by magic. I'm not sure if you've now just removed an important filter from our brains Duke but if I now notice things in a bit more detail from now on I guess it's a good thing. |
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Jan Erik Administrator Last page view: 9 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
I think a but more that that is needed to remove the "filter". I just re-read the text and I could only find 4 F's on the first read though :o It's a bit like searching for ants near an ant hill. you know they are there, but at first you can't see anything. Once you notice the first ant though, your brain will "catch on" and put the ants in along with "usefull data" and all of a sudden you will notice that the ground is crawling with ants as if they had suddenly popped into existance... Once you stop contiously concentrating on seeng the ants it is as if they are almost invisible agian though. Another neat test is those "two in one" pictures, that can look like two completely different things depending on what you focus on (don't have any links handy unfortunately). Jan Erik Mydland HoF admin |
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Kayaman Registered user Last page view: 7942 days, 20 hours and 53 seconds ago. |
about stupid lyrics, check this out: "Zigidii Zigidii. Zigidiis Zigidiis i have a jungle disease!" WTF??? |
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TrichomeZ Unregistered user |
http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/001684.html |
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Achilles Registered user Mymirdon King Last page view: 7218 days, 15 hours, 34 minutes and 24 seconds ago. |
Cool topic...I only got 3 F's the first time. I never even seen the F's in the "of's." I've also read that the brain (when reading) only needs the letters of the word and not in order...I guess this is also a type of a filter thing. Only the first and last letter needs to be accurate...for example: Dkue Rgaave (Tiarenr-Fthignig Gbilers) Iiirda (Reeeitrsgd uesr) Kaaaymn (Rtsigeeerd uesr) Cdalairel (Rrteseeigd uesr) Cmisorn Knig (WnnaaB Teakcrr...) Snekogu (Rgisteeerd Uesr) TemhoircZ (Ueerenrtsigd uesr) Jan Eirk (Animidoratsr) Cool, huh. Srory for olny uisng the neams In tihs thaerd, but Aelhclis is bnieg lzay taody (tihs is heradr tahn it lokos...I hpoe I got tihs rgiht!!!) "Not Zeus himself nor any other Power Shall save this madman who defies the Gods!"---Phoebus Apollo [Edited 2 times, last edit on 1/30/2004 at 21:41 (GMT -5) by Achilles] |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5873 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
Taht wroks bteter on atclual wrods tahn nmeas. ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Taz Registered user Registered user Last page view: 5236 days, 7 hours, 31 minutes and 22 seconds ago. |
yep, you gotta know the words for that :P Taz: A potion of gain attributes (4s) is lying here. Suddenly a stone block hits your head! Something on the ground is smashed to pieces! PeanutGod: Awwww no! How harsh is that! This is where you need the artefact 'mop and bucket'. |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3966 days, 13 hours, 18 minutes and 39 seconds ago. |
wow, that's cool! :) I wonder how non-English speakers respond to that, though? They'd have different phonics and different ways of recognizing words, but I'd say they'd still be able to read the words. But what about Chinese or other people who use non-phonetic languages? Would they still be able to read the words? If not, how proficient would they have to be with English before they were able to do so? Don't mind me; I'm taking Research Methods! Die Gedanken sind Frei [Edited 1 time, last edit on 2/3/2004 at 12:20 (GMT -5) by Iridia] |
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wakka Registered user Tha kitten slayer Last page view: 6931 days, 9 hours, 19 minutes and 18 seconds ago. |
I got 6 first. I'm not sure I did it right, cause I count them as I went on. Prolly got something to do with english not being my native tongue. Iridia: it works well in finnish too. yet, if you just switch the places of syllables (or something) it's much easier than when mixing all letters. (works with long words) munin nemini on jroma klienlun. And my point was... |
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Caladriel Registered user ReGiStErEd UsEr Last page view: 4907 days, 22 hours, 56 minutes and 9 seconds ago. |
A friend once showed me this one (It works better when written in a drawn triangle, but I am doing the best I can: What does the following phrase say:
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/Jack\
/in the\
/the Box\
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Chances are, you are wrong. It does not say "Jack in the Box." Read it another time . . . . . . wrong again. Come on . . . . . . Okay, fine: Spoiler Most people, even after a few readings, miss the fact that the word "the" appears twice. What it actually says is "Jack in the the box." [Edited 1 time, last edit on 2/11/2004 at 14:17 (GMT -5) by Caladriel] |
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duke ravage Unregistered user |
I saw that one the other day... it's pretty wierd... |
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Kryllion Registered user Last page view: 7253 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes and 42 seconds ago. |
I got the F one on my first try, which makes me either a genius or a syk-srpprace dwarign iiotd. I got the Jack in the Box one on the second try, which brings me back todwar bnieg nrmola. ~Kryllion~ Master of the Screeching Humanling |
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 Armada Registered user Last page view: 1436 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes and 37 seconds ago. |
Im actually classified as a genius. And i only noticed the three F's. That either means this test is Very Inconclusive (Likely) Or the Many actual IQ tests and such were wrong (Not likely) Or...I just read through way to fast, as i always do :P |
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Andor Drakon Registered user uummm... ElDeR cHaOs GoD? Last page view: 7511 days, 9 hours, 34 minutes and 13 seconds ago. |
I got 5 F's but missed the jack in the box one. What about this? Highlight the first line of the spoiler box, then the second, then third, then fourth and so on. Add up the numbers in your head as you go. Try to be a bit quick but don't work madly fast. Ready: Spoiler 1000 20 1000 40 1000 30 1000 10 The awnser: Spoiler 4100 ChAoS iS cOmInG! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Armada Registered user Last page view: 1436 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes and 37 seconds ago. |
Heh, me along with most others added it up to 5000 >_> |
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Kryllion Registered user Last page view: 7253 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes and 42 seconds ago. |
And you, a genius! I got it right, probably because I am certified idiot. ~Kryllion~ Master of the Screeching Humanling |
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Armada Registered user Last page view: 1436 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes and 37 seconds ago. |
Genius in some aspects! hehe...Damn Aspergers >_> |
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Duke Ravage Registered user Gravebane Zombie Last page view: 5873 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
hehe, that last one was good... arg. ivan.sourceforge.net |
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Kryllion Registered user Last page view: 7253 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes and 42 seconds ago. |
Aspergers is a lot funnier if you spell it wrong ~Kryllion~ Master of the Screeching Humanling |
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Achilles Registered user Mymirdon King Last page view: 7218 days, 15 hours, 34 minutes and 24 seconds ago. |
Andor: I got 3100? I guess I missed something... Oh, I didn't highlight it high enough...sigh. "Not Zeus himself nor any other Power Shall save this madman who defies the Gods!"---Phoebus Apollo [Edited 1 time, last edit on 2/23/2004 at 17:02 (GMT -5) by Achilles] |
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