Hi all!

I have Stunners Plus, but have forgotten it at home! I'm having a lecture in science class today. I was thinking of illustrating that we observe the "objective" world different from the different knowledges we have. So, I thought I could use the example with a sentence where you count the number of "F's" in it (there are six, but they only see 3 or 4..). Could anyone please pm me the sentence?? I would highly appreciate it. It's somewhere around page 400 in Stunners Plus, if I don't miscall it.

/håkan - Sweden

My finished files are the result of years of scientific study combined with the experience of years.

I'll make you a bet.
I'll bet you can't count the number of F's in a short sentence.


Read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

Now count the F's in that sentence. Count
only once, don't go back a 2nd time.

ANSWER: There are six F's in the sentence.

A person of average intelligence will find three of them.
If you found four F's, you are above average.
If you found five F's, you are very good.
If you found all six F's, you are a genius.

There is no "magic" trick to this. Many people forget the OF's. The human brain tends to see them as V's and not F's.


Learning to type is not magic. The magic, if there is any, is in learning how to concentrate. Once you master the ability to focus on a specific task, and not let your mind wander, you can learn whatever you wish.

Ideas to help you concentrate.
Focus on the topic at hand.
Ignore everything else.
Repeat key ideas or phrases to yourself.
Summarize "What did I learn" or "What should I do?"

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Not sure if it is the same one, it was/is an email joke.

RP

Thank you SOOOO much.

That's cute. I counted four the first time. It took me a third time to see all six.


Anabelle

Yeah, I've had that come around in e-mail a few times. I'll admit I did less than average the first attempt, but have since learned to slow down and count the "of's."

My guess is you'll have a few geniuses (is that a word) in your glass, and they have seen the e-mail before...just won't admit to it right away. LOL

John

Here's a hint for when you are challenged with a puzzle of this type. Do it backwards. Start at the end of the sentence and go toward the beginning. This will help you concentrate on the letters and not the words themselves.

Tate

That is a cool problem. Thanks for posting it. I had seen this before. I did very poorly the first time I did it. This time I was looking for the F's in the word "of" and I still only got 5!

Tate, thanks for the suggestion to do problems like this backwards. That does seem to help.

This is the first time I've taken a test and been unhappy because I didn't get an F!

Four and I was looking. All six when done in reverse.