1.24.2011

take it slowly. this book is dangerous.


Well, we all have our special hidden talents. Check out this highly amusing video of a young woman named Xin Yan demonstrating her impressive ability to read aloud Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss -- really, really fast. Those who are familiar with the book know just how tongue-twisty it is, but you really have to watch the video to fully grasp Xin Yan's super-crazy speed-reading skillz:



I'm sorry, what did I just watch? Folks who have repeatedly read Fox in Socks to their kids sometimes describe the book as an instrument of torture -- for the parents. But Xin here can read all 62 pages in under two and a half minutes! You can also see her read the whole thing without all the crowd noise here.

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