The Limitations of the Human Brain

[Mojavpa]

Did you guys know that the human brain cant process more than four objects at one time? For example,

OOOO you didnt need to count that, you knew automatically that it was four O's

but

OOOOOO you'll have to count! You probably cant tell its six right away

so....

oooooooo - you'll need to count

0000 0000 - you might see its 8 without thinking, because its in groups of four or less


Just a litle bit of useless trivia

[oSillyPuddyo]

I would've never noticed that.

[krons]

Whoa :eek:

[420purplehaze420]

thats some pretty cool shit right there

[mellow mood]

lol yea thats funny

[fatty lumps]

did you make this up while stoned? The eight o's together is a little more difficult, but the six? Easy. Just look at it, you brain automatically will split it right down the middle and you'll "see" three on a side. It takes a split second for you brain to do this, and then double what's on a half.

If this is a real study funded by taxpaying money, it's a crock of shit.

[ermitonto]

OOOOO

I don't have to count five...

[mellow mood]

well from my opinion hes right

[GHoSToKeR]

I find it wierd how sometimes, when counting things or remembering long numbers, I can look at them and my brain can count them or process them without any conscious effort. The last job I had was working in the parts depertment of a Volkswagen garage. Alot of the time I had to remember 9-14 digit numbers, and at first I couldn't do it.. but after a while I found that I could read, remember and check these numbers without any conscious effort or thought. I wouldn't even have to read them in the usual sense of the word, I only had to look at them, just glance at them for a split second. I dunno if this is normal for everyone, but it shocked the crap out of me coz I always find it hard to remember number sequences. I tested it quite alot by looking quickly looking at the number plates of passing cars - but not looking at them long enough to consciously read them - and then seeing if I could recite it. More often than not I could, and if I was in a car myself then I could turn round and check and usually I got it right. Since I left that job my memory has started to return to normal, or at least it would appear so. I can still do it with telephone numbers and stuff.... what's wierd is that if I actually read a number then i'll find it hard to remember. But if I look at it then look away before they register, then I find I can remember the number even hours later, without having thought about it since seeing it. I guess this isn't really relavent, but i'm stoned and this came to mind when I read this thread.

:)

[mellow mood]

subconscious is pretty amazing

[NightProwler]

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


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Now count the F's in that sentence.
Count them ONLY ONCE!
Then see below...


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ANSWER:

There are six F's in the sentence.

A person of average intelligence finds three of them.

If you spotted four, you're above average.
If you got five, you can turn your nose at most anybody.
If you caught six, you are a genius.
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Say the following number aloud!
Do it fast!
3
33
333
3333
33333
333333
3333333

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Fast! Choose a color and a tool!

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Thought of one of each? Don't change the original!

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You answered: red and hammer



Didn't you?!

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yea i got those both from ebaums

[MeatRulz]

OMG!!!! the hammer thing i thought blue hammer tho this shit is pshycik or however you spell it.

[tylerkane]

three f's

[andy704]

haha 3 f's and red hammer. creepy

[Fattie]

I got 3 f's cuz there is only 3 f's. Also, i got blue hammer... Maybe im a genious. :)

Also, meat didnt tell me thats what he got, but i saw after.

[NightProwler]

I got 3 f's cuz there is only 3 f's.

fINISHED fILES ARE THE RE-
SULT Of YEARS Of SCIENTIfIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE Of YEARS.

[lemonboy]

Six. I don't really consider that rocket science. Never skim.

[Canadabis]

Six. I don't really consider that rocket science. Never skim.
ALWAYS skim, otherwise the constant deluge of useless shit will keep you from getting the point.
I counted 3 f's, because my mind is trained to process sub words used to join other words out of the picture, unless they dont "fit"
And scarily I thought red hammer RIGHT AWAY...

[lemonboy]

I still can't say I believe in skimming. The brain processes information in half-inch chunks (proven!). Reading involves observing every chunk.

[rajking86]

Funny, I thought of a blue boxcutter.......

[ADaisyChain]

3 f's
blue screwdriver.

[Ocram]

4 F's
green screwdriver......lol

[Anonymous]

5fs and i thought of a hammer but i didnt think of a color

[vicstar]

i got red a spade but i went to sya hammer but id read down the thread already and saw every one said hammer lol

[beachguy in thongs]

The limitation of the brain is to be our only part of our body to exist in the future.

[Firebrand]

uhh how do u get 5 f's?

[tylerkane]

damn "of's"

[Nochowderforyou]

The threadstarters theory that he obtained doesn't surprise me. We humans only use 10% of our brains, on average. The rest, well, a lot of people have different thoughts on what the remaining 90% actually is. But, that's a different story...;)

[Melton420]

okay woman... how many o's is this without counting

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[Canadabis]

I asked my father today....i said , as fast as you can, with minimal thought, think of a colour and a tool, first thing he said was red hammer...
God fucking damnnit, I need some dope so bad, been so long...I have the connections, im just too cheap to buy anyhintg cheaper then a z and an eight ball if im going to make a go of it...Im so old now I have no fucking udea where to buy a simple gram, or d, or wahtever passes these days for a ten buck chunk of skunk.

[beachguy in thongs]

141-5

[smokey]

its a bit like the thread about words aslong as u keep the first n last letters as they should be u can jumble the rest but read it and it still makes sense........................its rlealy stgarne dnot you tnhik