Can you read a book sideways?

Aubrey Chayson
Nov 3 · 1 min read

Technically, yes. But is it effective?

Have you ever tried to read a book upside down?

When the human brain reads, the brain is sensitive towards orientation. Reading speed and comprehension can be dramatically affected when words are upside down or sideways. When words are tilted by a heavy angle, it takes the brain almost twice as long to recognise the whether the words written are…

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