Can you read 900 words per minute?

[Shellback Squid]

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1s4f4c6/can_you_read_900_words_per_minute/

[3catwoman3]

1. That was fun.

Interesting about the red letter in the middle of each word.

It felt quite fast at the end, but I was able to keep up, and to comprehend what I was reading.

[True Dough]

2. You want me to slow down to 900?

My comfort zone is closer to 1,500.

Kidding! Just kidding!

[usonian]

3. I can recite the entire Constitution in 5 seconds or less.

"The Entire Constitution"

[buzzycrumbhunger]

4. Apparently, I can.

I wouldn’t have guessed as much, though. I suppose I can thank the fact that I’ve always been a voracious reader, especially since I jettisoned TV over 10 years ago.

I also did acute care transcription for 15 years, which requires speed (we were paid by the 56-character line and had to do a minimum of 10,000 lines a day—more if you really wanted to eat and pay the bills) and that probably helped with speed, as well.

I normally read 250 to 360-some books a year (Covid was great for my numbers… *eyeroll*)

Sometimes, it irks me when I finish a book I’m really enjoying because I wish I’d savoured it more—but then I’m on to the next. Hooray for freebie book lists!

[yorkster]

5. This was fun. Thanks.

[Bayard]

6. Well, I guess I did,

But I wouldn't want to read a book that way.

[chouchou]

7. Liked it. Was not as hard as I thought.

I suspect if the words were not in order and more letters....well....all bets are off.