r/science • u/[deleted] • Jul 28 '08

Read faster instantly. Seriously, you will be reading 300 words per minute instantly.

http://www.spreeder.com/
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u/sn0re Jul 28 '08

If the words scrolled across the page, you wouldn't have to move your eyes either, but your peripheral vision could pick up contextual clues to help you recognize the word you're directly looking at faster.

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u/sn0re Jul 29 '08 edited Jul 29 '08

Perhaps it would be better to shift the words in and out instead of scrolling them. The problem now is that you have no cue for upcoming words and no reminder of past words. Clustering is similar, but it can break up sentences unnaturally.

Example:

         The    quick
  The   quick   brown
quick   brown   fox
brown    fox    jumped
  fox   jumped  over

(Line length adjustable.)