Can you read this?

Question

O lny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.
Cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulactly uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmeal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig tp a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn"t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pacle. 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 ltteer by istelf, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

Answer 1

Yes, I can read it. When I first looked at it, I thought NO WAY, but when I actually started reading, it was easy. That is bizarre. Thank you for posting it.

I bet you would have driven spell-check crazy. lol

Answer 2

Yes i can certainly read this.

Only smart people can read this.
Couldnt believe that i could actually understand what i was reading. The phenomenal power of the human mind, according to a research at Cambridge University, it doesn't matter in what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem. This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. Amazing huh? Yeah and i always thought spelling was important!

Answer 3

Here is a twist on your message, the information is correct the letters alternate between upper and lower case.
This gets your brain working, looks little cryptic

Have fun read below


OnLy sMaRt PeOpLe cAn rEaD tHiS.
CoUlDn’T bElIeVe tHaT I cOuLd aCtUaLly uNdErStAnD wHaT I wAs rEaDiNg. ThE pHeNoMeNaL pOwEr oF tHe hUmAn mInD, aCcOrDiNg tO a rEsEaRcH aT CaMbRiDgE uNiVeRsItY, iT dOeSn’T mAtTeR iN wHaT oRdEr tHe lEtTeRs iN a wOrD aRe, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. The rest can be a total mess and you can still read it without a problem.
This is because the human mind does not read every letter by itself, but the word as a whole. Amazing huh? Yeah and I always thought spelling was important!

Answer 4

Here's the problem with that theory. The people who will read it spend a fraction of a second more deciphering each word , whereas if it were written normally, there would be no extra thinking involved because the words automatically make their impression.

This can be proven if you were to time yourself reading it the right way and then in the style of Cambridge's study. There would be a difference of less than 1 to several seconds (assuming you read at the same speed each time).

Answer 5

I wonder if this has anything to do with dislectic people and how they adapt to survive in a non-dislectic world. Very interesting.

What you also may find very interesting is that I tried this with another language (Greek) and it doesn't have the same effect.
Apparently it only works with the English language.
Maybe you can try it with another language that you know.

For all of you that can read Greek try reading this.
It wont be all Greek to you :-D

Πλου εναρδιφεον φαιονεμον.

Answer 6

Heh, I've read something similiar a couple times, its so true. Spelling really isn't that important, I mean look at olde English, they would spell the same word half a dozen different ways. Still readable to them. Its only nowadays that we are so paticular about spelling, bah!

Answer 7

It isn't only smart people that can read words that are jumbled in that manner. I haven't met a single person who couldn't read it actually and, not everyone I've shown this to is exactly what I'd call... smart.

Answer 8

The human brain can quickly decipher such mis-spelt words and it is not a measure of intelligence. Even 'non-smart' people can do it.

Answer 9

Yep, I got that email the other day, pretty cool huh?

Answer 10

Yep...guess I'm smarter than the average bear!