I LOVE PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME

[Reef Pilot]

No, I am not in Paris, but watched a PBS program a couple days ago, about the brain, and got fooled by this image.
http://artanddogblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/pic-paris_spring.jpg

If you saw I LOVE PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME, you would be wrong. Look again. Amazingly, my wife got it right with the 2nd look, but I didn't until it was specifically pointed out to me. So, not sure what that says about my brain,... maybe explains a few other things,... haha.

I would be interested if anyone actually gets it right the first time. And they have never seen this image before.

[jorjef]

Not I. Took awhile on the second to pick it up. I don't know if too many would see it on second look without the prompt. :lol:

[Slyguy00]

My brain isnt much better i guess walter lol. All i see is i love paris in the springtime

[straightrazorguy]

Neither did I. I had to re-read your message and really look for it. I did eventually get it, but it took me a good 20 seconds...

[IanWR]

Brains are really quite amazing. Reminds me of this other brain trick:

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!

[Azzkr]

That's a good one took me the second time looking at it to get it as well.

[Reef Pilot]

Brains are really quite amazing. Reminds me of this other brain trick:

I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt!
Yeah, so true. I am not a good proof reader,... thank goodness for spell check.

[kien]

All I see is a red triangle. What are you guys talking about??

[kien]

But I have been to Paris in the the springtime and it is lovely.

[Dearth]

It's like the one where you count how many "F"s you see in the sentence

[Ryanerickson]

Took me a couple more looks then I would like to admit lol pbs is great by the way.

[kien]

There. Are. FOUR. LIGHTS!!

[kien]

So, I put that image on my phone and handed it over to my wife. I watched her stare at it for a long time. A very very long time. She must've read it maybe 50 times! LOL. For the record, my wife finished high school at the top of her class. I had to prompt her "read carefully" before she figured it out.

Also for the record, I figured it out the first time I read it and I did not finish anywhere near the top of my class.

So here is my theory. I read at probably a grade 5 level LOL. I'm serious btw. I read ridiculously slow. My wife on the other hand can speed read through a novel pretty quick. So to me the people who are missing it are the ones who can actually read fairly quickly (or normally).

[Reef Pilot]

So, I put that image on my phone and handed it over to my wife. I watched her stare at it for a long time. A very very long time. She must've read it maybe 50 times! LOL. For the record, my wife finished high school at the top of her class. I had to prompt her "read carefully" before she figured it out.

Also for the record, I figured it out the first time I read it and I did not finish anywhere near the top of my class.

So here is my theory. I read at probably a grade 5 level LOL. I'm serious btw. I read ridiculously slow. My wife on the other hand can speed read through a novel pretty quick. So to me the people who are missing it are the ones who can actually read fairly quickly (or normally).

Haha, really,... you figured it out the first time?! You are the first person that I know of that did that. Quite a few the 2nd time, but not with the 1st look.

You might be right that people who speed read (and skip read) are more prone to that. I know that I do that,... had to back in school, just to get through the enormous amount of text reading necessary in those days. Had to be very good at filtering, and catching what's important and relevant.

A very good technique I learned was to highlight with stickers and yellow markers and then review periodically until it stuck and allowed almost instant recall with just a glance. That way I could review a book in about 15 min that initially took me maybe 2 hours. Sure saved a lot of time at exam time... And I still do that, if it is something important that I need to know, as for example with my flying hobby.

[kien]

When I tell people that I am a slow reader they really do underestimate how slow I read. I read probably 1 word per second LOL. When I read the Paris sentence the error pretty much lept out at me. Try reading it one word per second and you will see what I mean :-)

And ya, I was always that kid who finished the test last.. Because it took me so long to read the test questions. In fact, I rarely ever finished language arts or social studies tests.

[Reef Pilot]

Well, fast reading certainly didn't guarantee high marks for me... But sure gave me lots more time to party,... haha. Was not the most responsible student in my early years... Thankfully, I buckled down later on. And as everyone, sure wish I knew better then what I know now.

But back to the brain, it certainly seems to have a mind of its own,... haha. Pun intended...

[toytech]

I brained my damage when I was older so I don't get it?

[Slyguy00]

I brained my damage when I was older so I don't get it?

:lol:

[ReEf BoSs]

Here is some help for all you slow readers lol


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/01/08/readquick-ios-fast-reading-ios-app_n_2431322.html

[toytech]

A whole word at a time , do they have an American version that does letters at a time or just shows some pictures that are nice instead ,you know, in case reading is a bit advanced for you.

[mark]

showed the wife, who's second language is English, the Paris picture and she get's it immediately whereas could hardly read IanWR post...

[kien]

showed the wife, who's second language is English, the Paris picture and she get's it immediately whereas could hardly read IanWR post...

Englih is my second language as well. I guess that's maybe not a coincidence :-)