While we may not be so happy with our brains when they cause us pain, here are 2 fun tests to show your brain working  –  or not working in the 1st test and strutting its usual amazing stuff in the 2nd.  Here goes:

Test 1:
Reading through at your normal pace, count every “F” in the following text:

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

How many F’s?

…

…

Did you count six?  Most people don’t – go back and count again to prove it to yourself.  The brain doesn’t process “OF”.  Anyone who counts all six “F’s” on the first go should give themselves a pat on the back.  Three is normal, four is quite rare.

Test 2:
Read the following passage:

Olny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.  I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty  uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.  The phaonmneal 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 is in the rghit pclae.  The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.

Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.  Amzanig huh?  So slpeling ins’t so ipmorantt!  If you can raed tihs, psas it on  !!

Pretty neat, huh?  Now thank your brain for what it can do!