On: MIT’s Barry Duncan demonstrates the power of writing in reverse

[laweijfmvo]

I thought this was going to be someone who could produce full-speed, eloquent writing, as a palindrome. Then I saw this

  2.
  Dual.
  Is time. Rafael went, so passes.
  Sally’ll assess a post. New leaf.
  Are MIT’s.
  I laud 2.

[i-use-nixos-btw → laweijfmvo]

Palindromes are hard and place severe limitations on what can be written. So the skill is impressive - but it doesn’t change the fact that the end result is absolutely naff. It’s just equally naff in two directions.

[leroy-is-here → laweijfmvo]

I just realized the actual letters are meant to be a palindrome, but the text is meant to be read one-way. "2 Dual" = "laud 2" in reverse. I thought this was a "sentence palindrome", or that I could read from left to right and then right to left and have a coherent sentence either way.

[robertlagrant → leroy-is-here]

You will, won't you? It's just...the same thing whether you read it left to right or right to left.

[leroy-is-here → robertlagrant]

Try reading the words in reverse. That’s what I mean.

[syndacks → laweijfmvo]

Right? This is not impressive to say the least. The poor guy has some kind of syndrome it seems…

[antiatheist → syndacks]

Palindrone syndrome