22% of All Statistics Are Made Up On The Spot
I just received an email forwarded from my Mom that said only 55% of the general population can read the paragraph below since the letters are all out of order. I'm proud to be in the top 55%! Also, we're ordering bumper stickers for our cars that boast, "Proud parents of pretty average kids." =)
I've seen this before, but the new spin on this one was the elite feeling you get knowing that you're part of a select group that can read those mixed up words. I think the 55% thing was just made up and tacked on by some reader a few hundred people up the email chain.
An interesting thought, though... Has the Pentagon considered using this as a code for foreign missions? I mean, it would take a foreigner weeks to figure out what in the world that said, when we (we proud 55%) can just skim through it in minutes.
Just something to consider. And while you're considering, drop us a check for the idea. It's so simple, I'll bet it would work on those time-sensitive missions where minutes count and by the time the bad guys figured out the code, the bomb is about 10 seconds away.
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.
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 dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!
I've seen this before, but the new spin on this one was the elite feeling you get knowing that you're part of a select group that can read those mixed up words. I think the 55% thing was just made up and tacked on by some reader a few hundred people up the email chain.
An interesting thought, though... Has the Pentagon considered using this as a code for foreign missions? I mean, it would take a foreigner weeks to figure out what in the world that said, when we (we proud 55%) can just skim through it in minutes.
Just something to consider. And while you're considering, drop us a check for the idea. It's so simple, I'll bet it would work on those time-sensitive missions where minutes count and by the time the bad guys figured out the code, the bomb is about 10 seconds away.
posted by Christian at
6/21/2007 11:08:00 AM
4 Comments:
yaeh, wehn I raed taht fowrard teh satsititc imeimdtealy cughat my aettnitoen. I htae blad usnpuptoed asrseitons.
Man, I felt smart until I read Sean's comment. Couldn't figure that one out. I liked your title of your blog entry. You're just too funny. Your pics are great as well.
Gee, like Dana, I too felt smart until Sean's. What did the last sentence say?
I forgot, I'm a foreigner!
lol. it said "I hate bald unsupported assertions," but I noticed I was missing one or two letters. You guys are still smart. Leave the feeling dumb to me =)
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