Darwin, this must make me an assistant engineer of ?? as I also counted 6 but then I cheated as I had a similar one sent to me that used the same word * of *... It was easy the second time around :) * seattle* audrey friend of pwp aussie John 49/42/38? ----- Original Message ----- From: " Hawkins, Darwin" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 10:30 AM Subject: NONPD: Are you a genius? > > Read on and be prepared to find out that you can neither read nor count. > > This is mad, do it properly, no cheating. > > Count the number of 'F's in the following text by reading through it only > > once: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > FINISHED FILES ARE THE > > RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC > > STUDY COMBINED WITH THE > > EXPERIENCE OF YEARS > > > > > > Managed it? Scroll down only after you have counted them! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OK? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How many? Three? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wrong, there are six - no joke! > > > > Read again! > > > > > > > > The reasoning is further down ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The brain cannot process "OF" > > Incredible or what? > > Anyone who counts all six 'F's on the first go is a genius. > > Three is normal! > > > (Since I got the correct count, does that make me an F'ing genius?) > No, just a nit picking Engineer! > > Dar >