Sunday, July 30, 2006

Eyes Like A Hawk...


So... if you are a customer of Cathay's Cineplexes, you must:
- Understand that there are 1,499 words in the Terms and Condition.
- Understand that you will have 3 minutes 30 seconds (thereabouts) by the time you get to this page.
- This means you have to be a speed reader at approximately 428 wpm (words per minute). The typical reader reads at 150-200 wpm.
- Able to comprehend fully complex sentences that are drawn up by lawyers or solicitors.
- Accomplish the reading objective in a matter of 4 minutes or so (it was 3:16 by the time I fiddled around getting the shot above), and still be able to fill out the form for purchasing the movie tickets online.

Or you could just go on and check that box, and when your tickets go missing or the transaction goes awry, you will only have yourself to blame for not reading the Terms and Conditions.

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