Try this test. It is pretty wild.

Don't cheat. You will only cheat yourself.

It is a quick test. It is a lot of fun. And, I promise, there are no "tricks" to the test.

Read this sentence:

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

Now count the F's in that sentence. Count them only once, only once: do not go back and count them again.

After you are done, scroll down to see the answer.













The answer is below.





















Answer:
There are six F's in the sentence.

The "average" person finds three.

There is no catch. Many people do not see the Fs in the word "OF". It has been argued that the human brain tends to see them as Vs and not Fs.

[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 2:54 PM. Reason : directions]

2/27/2009 2:51:47 PM

FML

2/27/2009 2:51:58 PM

Ctrl F

I didnt miss any

2/27/2009 2:53:36 PM

wtf? who is this supposed to trick?

2/27/2009 2:54:16 PM

6

2/27/2009 2:54:20 PM

i only counted 3 but only because im retarded

2/27/2009 2:56:00 PM

It tricked me I only saw 3 F's maybe because I was tired.

2/27/2009 2:56:36 PM

It tricked me

2/27/2009 2:58:51 PM

6

2/27/2009 3:00:24 PM

yeah wtf, how did yall not see 6.

2/27/2009 3:01:35 PM

I'm pretty sure the first time we all did this, about 20 years ago, we missed the three f's

2/27/2009 3:01:43 PM

i've never seen this, as far as i can remember

2/27/2009 3:02:31 PM

Quote :

"I'm pretty sure the first time we all did this, about 20 years ago when the intarnets were invented, we missed the three f's"

yes, i did too, some 10 years ago.

2/27/2009 3:03:38 PM

F all of you

2/27/2009 3:04:29 PM

Damn, I counted 5. I thought my strategy of specifically scanning each letter for the shape of "F" (instead of actually reading the words) would eliminate reading comprehension oversight, but I guess I still missed one.

2/27/2009 3:04:53 PM

read it backwards yo

2/27/2009 3:18:42 PM

Quote :

"It is a lot of fun."

LIES

2/27/2009 3:29:45 PM

holy shit

my mind has been blown

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

2/27/2009 3:36:23 PM

i caught the last 'of' and was all like 'aaaaaah shit, he got me', since i wasn't allowed to go back.

2/27/2009 3:36:26 PM

oh fuck me
that aint cool man

2/27/2009 3:44:54 PM

That sentence makes no sense.

2/27/2009 3:46:54 PM

FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKF

[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 9:32 PM. Reason : F]

2/27/2009 3:59:30 PM

OLD

OLD

ANCIENT

2/27/2009 4:01:54 PM

I only counted 5

2/27/2009 4:02:56 PM

^ theres a second of after years
if thats the one you missed dont worry, it gave me hell to
damn smart people and their trickery

2/27/2009 4:23:23 PM

I've seen this before and I knew it was a trick.

I still counted 3

2/27/2009 5:17:25 PM

Ctrl + F
Highlight all

This is why we invented computers. They do not fall for our silly tricks

2/27/2009 9:05:51 PM

got me.

2/27/2009 9:07:16 PM

i didn't see any

2/27/2009 9:32:36 PM

I counted 16




i was expecting 'E' to count as an 'F'

2/27/2009 9:36:20 PM

ha

2/27/2009 9:36:40 PM

Quote :

"he "average" person finds three. There is no catch. Many people do not see the Fs in the word "OF". It has been argued that the human brain tends to see them as Vs and not Fs."

can't believe i only counted 3

2/27/2009 9:49:53 PM

Quote :

"yeah wtf, how did yall not see 6"

2/27/2009 9:52:49 PM

Dude I just scored a 95 on my ASVAB with no purchased aids or anything. I consider myself reasonably intelligent and I totally read right over those of's. Its gotta be a habit type thing

[Edited on February 27, 2009 at 10:04 PM. Reason : brain = pwned]

2/27/2009 10:03:44 PM

that shit got me.... I only saw 3

2/27/2009 10:10:07 PM

^^ i scored an 86

2/27/2009 10:39:45 PM

Did you have the assembly system promblems on your version. That was some vexing shit if you ask me.

2/27/2009 10:45:26 PM

I counted six. Does that mean I'm smart?

2/27/2009 10:48:24 PM

FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.

2/28/2009 12:25:46 AM

Quote :

"i caught the last 'of' and was all like 'aaaaaah shit, he got me'"

2/28/2009 12:39:42 AM

I love that commercial

2/28/2009 12:40:08 AM

The sentence is poorly constructed.

2/28/2009 12:51:12 AM

i got thre

but i'm drunk

so fuck it

2/28/2009 1:28:51 AM

i still thing I was right

2/28/2009 1:30:44 AM