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Thursday, November 18, 2004
Scary Smart Kids these days
Aaron Zweig is one smart kid. A scary smart kid. You know the kind- they know far too much considering their lack of years. I really like these kids. Sure, they make me feel... well... dumb, but I really like these kids.
Aaron is making the news because he correctly spelled a 301-letter word. He's nine. I think what makes this even better is that he paused halfway through the word to reassure his classmates that he was almost over.
According to the article:
Aaron is making the news because he correctly spelled a 301-letter word. He's nine. I think what makes this even better is that he paused halfway through the word to reassure his classmates that he was almost over.
According to the article:
The 310-letter word is too long to reproduce here but it starts: "Ornicopy..." and finishes: "ulinaniac". It was apparently used by medieval scribes to refer to someone who practices divination or forecasting by means of phenomena, interpretation of acts or various other manifestations.I really think they should have typed it out. Maybe they were afraid they would spell it wrong. Well... if I'm not mistaken, here it is... just for you...
Ornicopytheobibliopsychocrystarroscioaerogenethliometeoroaustrohiero- anothropoichthyopyrosiderochpnomyoalectryoophiobotanopeg- ohydrorhabdocrithoaleuroalphitohalomolybdoclerobeloaxino- coscinodactyliogeolithonpessopsephrocatoptrotephraoneirochoonychodactyl- oarithstichooxogeloscogastrogyrocerobletonooenoscapulinaniac
