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How many F's

dxhound2005 · 2009-01-23 19:28:30

This is an old one but maybe some people won't have seen it before. Read the sentence below out loud once and then count the number of F's. You can google to find out if you got it right. Count every F in the following text: FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF…

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This is an old one but maybe some people won't have seen it before. Read the sentence below out loud once and then count the number of F's. You can google to find out if you got it right.

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...

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#2 23-01-2009 8:32pm
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That's crazy

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#3 23-01-2009 8:32pm
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Iv seen this been posted on boards at least 5 times!

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#4 24-01-2009 10:59am
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Sean_K wrote: »

That's crazy

No, it's not.

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#5 25-01-2009 11:08pm
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#6 30-01-2009 12:21am
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#7 30-01-2009 4:21pm
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6?

What's so difficult or "crazy". Unless these's some trick and I'm completely wrong.

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#8 31-01-2009 4:35pm
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Congratulations Srameen. Read this:

http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/psychology/smart-test.html

Try it out a a few of your friends and if they get less than 6 this will confirm your status as a genius!

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#9 31-01-2009 7:51pm
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wow its like you think there are 3 but there are really 6

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#10 01-02-2009 2:41pm
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I got 4... At least I'm above average

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#12 03-02-2009 2:37am
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We did something like this in secondary school and I was the only one to get it right.

*Pats self on back*

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#13 30-03-2009 11:33pm
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For all the people who cant spell of you should be very proud

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