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March 9, 2006
If you can read this, you have a strange mind too
Can you raed tihs? Olny 72 plepoe can.
i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
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Comments
Oh man, I should have gone to Cambridge !
Posted by: glenH at March 9, 2006 9:08 AM
WAHT A LAOD O CARP
Posted by: JOHNNY BOY at October 23, 2006 5:32 PM
I'm the 73'rd. I can read your article. Is about the importance of the first an the last letter of th word. The human mind read the word as a whole.
Posted by: A.E.C. at November 30, 2006 2:53 AM
Only 72 people can read this? If you mean 72 out of 72 people that can read English, then I believe you. I would hardly say one would have a "strange mind" if they can read this, since nearly everyone who can read English can read this.
Posted by: Evan at December 17, 2006 12:26 AM
Apparently the first and last letter aren't the only important parts, but also the way in which they are jumbled or the type of words, I read somewhere once. It is pretty cool though and there is more info on the actual studies and scientific reasons out there on the web somewhere but it was ages ago I read it. Just saying you should look it up if you are interested :)
Posted by: standgale at January 18, 2007 7:46 PM
thsi is prttey cloo. wh'do hvae thnku it?!?
Posted by: al1432 at February 21, 2007 7:44 PM
dhiz uz bretti koole, 2, ton'd u dhing?
Posted by: mcswell at April 13, 2007 11:27 PM
All those years of being a moderator and dealing with the poor spelling of noobs sure does have its benefits...
Posted by: secretsheik at April 24, 2007 2:03 AM
Blul siht
Posted by: AT at August 16, 2007 2:21 PM
Easy read.
Posted by: Litbut at October 24, 2007 8:06 PM
Its very unbeiliveable ,The brain power is infinite!
Posted by: Nima at October 29, 2007 12:43 PM

