004: [Action] It seems to be a popular past time

[yes_imagenius]

[Reid is sitting in the kitchen at the table. He's got a bowl of Count Chocala and a book. He's reading while eating the sugary cereal. He flips pages fast, eyes skimming over them only a second before he turns the page.]

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what, no, I've never seen Criminal Minds >>

[geokinetic]

... Can you really read that fast?

Re: hahaha you know what the answer has to be in that case

[yes_imagenius]

Our conscious mind can process 16 bits of information per second, our unconscious however can process 11 million.

[Reid looks up at the woman after he speaks, realizing that doesn't technically answer her question]

Yes, I can really read this fast.

*has a gigglefit*

[geokinetic]

... Uh-huh.

But how?

Re: *has a gigglefit*

[yes_imagenius]

[Have a scrunchy face Reid for a second. He hasn't actually thought that much about it. He just does]

Uhm well...there are words that your brain will fill in whether you read them or not. Like The and And. You train your eyes to just skim over those. Most people read to themselves, even silently they're 'hearing' what they're reading in their heads. You have to s-stop doing that if you're going to read quickly.

[geokinetic]

This is one of those things that's a lot harder than it sounds, isn't it.

[yes_imagenius]

N-not for me?

I might be explaining it poorly. I just sort of do it.