got this from another forum

So why in the world do we teach spelling?
> The Human Mind...Amazing Huh?
>
> I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg -
> THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID.
> Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer
in
> waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht
the
> frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. 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 lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
> Amzanig huh?

 

Yes, this does work for most people, but not for all. Otherwise, dyslexia would not be a problem.

 

thats kinda cool...

 

I saw a show on the Discovery Channel a while back that said that the mind sees only what it needs to see and fills in the rest from memory.

 

That's pretty cool. Had never heard (or read) that before.

 

wow, that was very cool
one of the few times i was proud of being a human