Pro tip: That "speed reading" app just made me miss every blooper

A buddy swore this app would double my reading speed so I used it to scan a news blooper reel. Ended up skipping the part where the anchor mooned the camera and had to rewatch the whole thing. Has anyone else had a "helpful" tool actually ruin a good glitch hunt?

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mark_chen6210d ago

Can't believe you trusted an app to scan comedy highlights, @johnson.river that's hilarious in a tragic way.

johnson.river10d ago

Wait hold on - you used a speed reading app to go through a blooper reel? That's like using binoculars to look at your own feet. I mean, the whole point of bloopers is the buildup and the surprise, right? Missing the anchor mooning the camera because the app zipped past it feels like a crime against comedy. I'd be so mad I'd probably throw my phone across the room.

nina_taylor9d ago

Replying to @johnson.river because you hit the nail on the head - bloopers are ALL about the surprise and the setup. What worked for me after my own speed reading fail was switching to just letting the video play at normal speed but with captions on. Seriously, I can skim the captions faster than the audio plays and still catch the visual gags without missing anything. It takes a tiny bit of practice to train your eyes to jump ahead of the talking, but once you get it down you can blaze through any blooper reel and not miss a single mooning or stumble. Plus you don't have to rewind like ten times when the anchor trips over a cord because you already saw it coming in the text. Give it a try on a short clip first before you go full speed demon on a compilation.