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by catnaroek
3131 days ago
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I managed to remember the first 18 elements of the list. On a more relevant note, it's easier to remember a large number of things when they're related to each other in meaningful ways. So the results of this little memory test aren't very good predictors of your ability to remember things in a real-world setting. |
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The skinny cat with an apple on it's head ran after the ball that led it to the tree with square leaves. Each leaf was actually a picture and if you looked closer you could see a head (of a fat cat) in the picture. You zoom in and the picture becomes a movie and you see the fat cat walk up to a house and open the door... etc etc
The more absurd the image you create the easier it is to remember. You also have much better long term memory. It's been half an hour since I memorized the list and I've drawn my attention to 5 other HN posts, but here I am able to recite the list 100% accurately and without hesistation...
Cat apple ball tree square head house door box car king hammer milk fish book tape arrow flowers key shoe
This is nothing against Miller's Law though... as who goes about creating visual stories to memorize user interfaces :)