Just for fun: How Many Fs? How the Brain Works

[JerseyShop101]

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...



Answer below:



































































Did You Get it Right?
You probably counted 3 or 4, in fact there are 6 - go back and check again. Very few people find 6 first time around. Why?

The brain finds it difficult to process "OF"

[ms61853]

Count every F in the following text:

Did You Get it Right?
You probably counted 3 or 4, in fact there are 6 - go back and check again. Very few people find 6 first time around. Why?

The brain finds it difficult to process "OF"

Yep, looked right past the "ofs."

[SBR Lou]

I counted 5 the first time but my eyes went faster than my brain.

[R3Sports]

haha, nice!