Scaring the shit out of people, Part II -

[kyburg]

Want to know how I can get through my friends list every morning?

According to this test, I read more than 900 words a minute. (Thanks, hobbitblue.)

I also finished and was halfway through the sample selection when the timer went off. I might actually be faster than that.

unclejimbo calls me Data when I read. Yes, I really am that fast.

Willa Cather had a book on that reading list for the Literature of the Wild West course I took in college - "My Antonia." I wonder what my professor would make of Trigun; he also taught the same course, except the genre was SF. I didn't take that one. I'd read all the books on the reading list and thought I was in school to learn something new.

*chuckles* That was the year Reagan got elected to President. I sure hope the fellow got his retirement and a peaceful old age. He looked a lot like the old cowboys forestcats posted last week in her journal -

Comments

Speed Reading

[kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com]

Coolness! I did the test and I read between 750 - 800 words per minute. Extremely efficient reading level. Speed Readers R Us:)

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Heh, me too, I finished well before the timer went off and was looking for more.

Data kicks ass. ^_^

[ziactrice.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm... the last time I measured my reading speed was eighteen years ago, in high school. Then I was reading 4800 wpm. I can read 2400 baud on a computer screen - back when computers where that slow.

I don't know how fast I'm reading now, but I can tell you I'm very thankful for libraries, because on a per-hour basis, reading costs me more than seeing a movie!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I could keep up with the 9600 bauds! I remember!

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

*checks info page*

Oh, you are so added.

[ziactrice.livejournal.com]

*grins back*

Likewise, you! ;-)

[ms-hecubus.livejournal.com]

According to that site I'm between 750-800 wpm. I've read that you read about 20% slower on a computer screen than you do off of a page.

You're the first person I've ever met who reads faster than I do.

See, I really don't read as fast as you do.

[unclejimbo.livejournal.com]

You read between 350 - 400 words per minute. Well above average reading level. (The average rate is between 200 - 250 words per minute.)

[drave117.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who read all five Harry Potter books in roughly 11 hours...

[hobbitblue.livejournal.com]

oh yeah, it does explain why some of us can keep up with huge friendslists.. duh. I didn't make that connection till you said it.

And damn, you read *fast*! :)

[shadesong.livejournal.com]

Me too!