You've probably seen this before, but I showed it to my 3rd grade son and he really got a kick out it. I spend a lot of time trying to teach him (and his borther) how to think about their thinking....trying to help them develop their analytical skills and metacognition, age appropriate of course. Little things like this, really help (plus, our book on optical illusions).
THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in
waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht
the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae
the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a
wlohe.
Amzanig huh?
"Only a life lived for others, is the life worthwhile" - Albert Einstein
I have seen this before and
I have seen this before and it is amazing! Truly miraculous what the human brain is capable of understanding.
So that explains why I
So that explains why I sometimes miss spelling mistakes (inverted letters). Gotta use spell check for those. :)
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I got this as a forward
I got this as a forward email about a month ago! Amazing how the mind works!!
CHeers
I started reading the quote
I started reading the quote before I read your post. It is amazing how the mind can rearrange the letters into something meaningful. I do have one question: If my mind is so powerful, how come I keep forgetting where I put things?