Psychologists create world's hardest tongue twister

Forget Peter Piper and his Peck of Pickled Pepper – psychologists have come up with what may be the world’s most frustrating tongue twister.

Psychologists create world's hardest tongue twister

Forget Peter Piper and his Peck of Pickled Pepper – psychologists have come up with what may be the world’s most frustrating tongue twister.

It may not make much sense, but the phrase “pad kid poured curd pulled cold” completely defeated volunteers taking part in a US speech study.

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