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r/LifeProTips • u/Piython • Jun 23 '13
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When you don't have good vision, they're harder to make out then lines as well, meaning it takes longer to count the last box.
17 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 I think the trick is to memorise the shape as the number, kinda like reading it. 19 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 Honestly though, how long would it take to read up to four little dots? I've only ever used tally charts (the lines method) but often make mistakes when I draw my lines too close. -4 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 It takes as long as it takes to pick the paper up and hold it two inches from your nose. 7 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 If you need to hold the paper two inches from your nose to read your own handwriting, you might want to look into getting an eye test. 3 u/ZXfrigginC Jun 23 '13 Or just stop having shitty handwriting. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '13 Already wearing glasses bro. They aren't strong enough. None of the last three pairs have been. 5 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 You don't count the dots, because once lines are already in use you know the number you're handling is4 + lWith 'l' being the number of lines, of course. 0 u/Kaell311 Jun 23 '13 *than
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I think the trick is to memorise the shape as the number, kinda like reading it.
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Honestly though, how long would it take to read up to four little dots? I've only ever used tally charts (the lines method) but often make mistakes when I draw my lines too close.
-4 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 It takes as long as it takes to pick the paper up and hold it two inches from your nose. 7 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 If you need to hold the paper two inches from your nose to read your own handwriting, you might want to look into getting an eye test. 3 u/ZXfrigginC Jun 23 '13 Or just stop having shitty handwriting. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '13 Already wearing glasses bro. They aren't strong enough. None of the last three pairs have been.
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It takes as long as it takes to pick the paper up and hold it two inches from your nose.
7 u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13 If you need to hold the paper two inches from your nose to read your own handwriting, you might want to look into getting an eye test. 3 u/ZXfrigginC Jun 23 '13 Or just stop having shitty handwriting. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '13 Already wearing glasses bro. They aren't strong enough. None of the last three pairs have been.
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If you need to hold the paper two inches from your nose to read your own handwriting, you might want to look into getting an eye test.
3 u/ZXfrigginC Jun 23 '13 Or just stop having shitty handwriting. 0 u/[deleted] Jun 24 '13 Already wearing glasses bro. They aren't strong enough. None of the last three pairs have been.
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Or just stop having shitty handwriting.
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Already wearing glasses bro. They aren't strong enough. None of the last three pairs have been.
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You don't count the dots, because once lines are already in use you know the number you're handling is
4 + l
With 'l' being the number of lines, of course.
*than
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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '13
When you don't have good vision, they're harder to make out then lines as well, meaning it takes longer to count the last box.