Can you read 900 words per minute?

[OldBaldy1701E]

14. Yes. I have slowed down in recent years, though.

Back when I was in fourth grade, the teacher would set a speed for the class and we would do the exercise. Then, she would ask if anyone wanted to read faster. She would basically do an 'elimination' round, where she would increase the speed with each section and go until everyone said they could not keep up.

The class did not like me. I was so far ahead of them in reading speed and comprehension that she eventually would do the round for everyone else, and then she would just start increasing the speed until I 'tapped out'. I used to love it, but the others did not. I was accused of 'messing with their grades' because I was so fast and they were so slow. (It did not do anything to the grades. I just got a good grade because I was a very fast reader. The teacher did not 'penalize' anyone for not keeping up with my speed.)

It was one of the first lessons in humanity that I received. Some people are just idiots and there is nothing that one can do about it.