# Count every ' F ' in the following text:  How many are there?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 8, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-every-f-in-the-following-text-how-many-are-there/499059 "2009-06-08T02:12:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashman165](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e8cbc/32.png) [@ashman165](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ashman165)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-every-f-in-the-following-text-how-many-are-there/499059/41 "2009-06-09T21:23:45Z")

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> [@astro](#):
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> Count every ’ F ’ in the following text:
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> FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS…
> 
> How many do you count? Click on spoiler box below for the answer.
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> How many F’s? … No, there are 6, read it again.

Perhaps I’m old-fashioned, but when asked to scan text for a letter, I just scan it backwards, like how I used to edit my papers as a child.

Incidentally, in the link provided about the longer version, I was quite proud of myself that I was able to count to 34.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-every-f-in-the-following-text-how-many-are-there/499059/42 "2009-06-09T21:30:19Z")

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> [@Chessic\_Sense](#):
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> In the United States **of**  
> **of** America, the president **is**  
> **is** the Commander **in**  
> **in** Chief of **the**  
> **the** Armed Forces.
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> What’s wrong with that statement?

I’m seeing double! 😛

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**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-every-f-in-the-following-text-how-many-are-there/499059/43 "2009-06-10T21:14:59Z")

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Another pretty amazing attention test is demonstrated here:

[Attention test.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pK0BQ9CUHk)

J.

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**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-every-f-in-the-following-text-how-many-are-there/499059/44 "2009-06-10T21:22:05Z")

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> [@jharvey963](#):
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> Another pretty amazing attention test is demonstrated here:
> 
> [Attention test.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pK0BQ9CUHk)
> 
> J.

Nice!

I was almost certain they added the bear later, because there’s no way I would have missed such a thing. But no, I reviewed it from the beginning, and the damn thing was there the entire time. Very funny. I feel a mixture of 🙂 and :smack:.

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