How Fast Can You Read? - Neatorama

Sohowfastcanyouread?Really?Areyousure?Well,we'llseeaboutthat,whydon'twe.*

Head on over to this nifty webpage over at Staples to see how you stack up against the national average: Link - via Metafilter

*This is how I felt after I completed the test.

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680 wpm, but for me it's going to depend a bit on the material I'm reading. That was off Alice in Wonderland.

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Reading is a joy, and shouldn't be hurried. There is no pleasure in speed reading, each word should be cherished and savoured.

HG Wells' War of the worlds....dum-dum duuuuummmmmm, dum-dum duuuuuummmmmmm

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You read 314 words per minute.
That makes you 26% faster than the national average.

Felt a bit slow, the text was full of "not common" words.

That it was in english din't help much :) Is there a Dutch version somewhere?

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LOL

http://tinypic.com/r/20kdfsw/6

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I'm a slooooooow reader. I usually have to go back and reread something b/c my mind wanders a bit. Also depends on the material as well. *shrugs*

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This is both funny, AND it makes you think. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

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On the contrary, the purpose of the "first world problems" internet gag is to convey exactly this message; first world problems are not problems. Regardless, this video makes a striking contrast.

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Attempts at belittling or making light of injustice ANYWHERE is simply unjust.

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How about somebody sends this video to the governments that created terrible lives for their population instead of making us feel guilty? Our problems are clearly not equal, but that's just because we've created an awesome society that works.

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It does put things into perspective, though. No matter who's fault it is that people live in such awful conditions, I get very tired of people who live a very good life complaining about things that are a product of their wealthy lifestyle.

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