Can you beat the world champion's speed reading record?

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The forum discussion centers around the speed reading test available at Staples, where users share their reading speeds and experiences. The world champion's speed reading record is cited as 4,700 words per minute (wpm), prompting users to compare their results, which range from 200 wpm to over 10,000 wpm. Participants discuss techniques for improving reading speed, such as frequent reading and minimizing distractions, while also expressing concerns about comprehension at high speeds. The conversation highlights the variability in individual reading abilities and the impact of text complexity on performance.

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  • #31
Enigman said:
Copyright issues perhaps? and they probably wanted a famous text which was easily recognizable...its for marketing of e-readers:
It surely wasn't recognizable.
It was highly confusing and I had to re-read it several times, and gave up getting it.

In other words, it wasn't interesting or enjoyable.
 
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  • #33
"I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia." (Woody Allen)
 
  • #34
Crop your puns Caveat.
 
  • #35
lmao that was a wild guess, I'm an average reader
 
  • #36
Caveat said:
lmao that was a wild guess, I'm an average reader
:smile:
I meant crop the picture not the post...picture was exceeding the post frame.
 
  • #37
lol yeah I know but it would have been deleted anyways because I was just being silly.. I couldn't read 3000 wpm if my life depended on it
 
  • #38
Mandelbroth said:
Amoebae don't have finals to worry about. :-p

I feel like this would be the biggest upside. :D
 
  • #39
Around 840wpm for me, 3/3 correct (843 on the first test, 837 on the second).
 
  • #40
First try, I got 245...the writing was different from what I'm used to so I read a little slower. The second try, I got 331.
 
  • #41
Evo said:
. . .I guess considering I have mild OCD and need to make sense of things. It made no sense. Eh, I read for pleasure, not for speed.

I have severe OCD and sometimes compulsively reread sentences ten or fifteen times. It helps me memorize the material, though. :D
 
  • #42
I got 4WPM. Oh oops - forgot to read the directions, takes too long... this took 6 minutes to write and then check...
 
  • #43
You read 10,540 words per minute.
That makes you 4,116% faster than the national average.

That's because I clicked finish right away, I immediately recognized the passage, all three questions were right.

When I do it for reals I get 230 wpm, I guess I appreciate reading comprehension more than the swiftness of reading.
 

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