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Post by **bigginger** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:31 pm

Count every 'F ' in the following text:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...

Go on, fill in the 'Poll' and I'll tell you how many there really are later...

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 10:41 pm

I assume it's a trick - as in 'there is no F in .....' etc etc..

Post by **Sidney'61** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:30 pm

Ah, I see, I've worked it out now, but already submitted a wrong answer

Post by **alanworland** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:33 pm

Me too!

Think Ahea
d.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:36 pm

Ah, I see, I've worked it out now, but already submitted a wrong answer

I got the right number when reading it backwards... In the interest of efficiancy I'd already submitted a previous estimate though ;-)

Post by **d_harris** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:26 pm

I know this trick

Post by **Kevin** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:24 pm

Can only find 6 I wonder if thats right

Post by **Cam** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:25 pm

Don't miss the 'OF's!

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 3:52 pm

Boo - you've given it away!

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:17 pm

Yup, Cam was right. Sorry not to have replied before, busy, but the answer I got with it was

"WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !

Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's before you scroll down.

The reasoning behind is further down.

The brain cannot process 'OF'.

Incredible or what? Go back and look again!!"

The explanation is clearly nonsense - but it's really hard to get right...

Anyone who counts all 6 'F's' on the first go is a genius.
Three is normal, four is quite rare.

Post by **PSL184** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:21 pm

Not much hope for the other 49% of the "Boarders" then

Post by **rayofleamington** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:42 pm

four is quite rare.

ooh - I must be special then as I got 4 the first time and 5 the second 2 times, and 6 when reading it backwards

Post by **PSL184** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:46 pm

Someone has voted after the answer was posted

Post by **Sidney'61** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:12 pm

Sorry to be picky Andrew but on close inspection of your first post the question says

Count every 'F '

You put a space after the F so I assumed that was the trick as there are only 3 Fs with a space after them in the text.

Sorry if I ruined the fun

Post by **Cam** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:37 pm

bmcecosse wrote:Boo - you've given it away!

Sorry Guys!

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 8:44 pm

I got it right first time

i am a genius

Post by **bigginger** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:59 pm

Sidney'61 wrote: You put a space after the F so I assumed that was the trick as there are only 3 Fs with a space after them in the text.

I didn't - that's how I got it from a certain Mr LH

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:21 pm

I voted after the answer was posted, but I'd not seen it

I got 5 on first reading and then went backwards through it to make sure (and found the sixth) - anyone see how I ended up a tech writer before I got into nursing? ;)

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