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Kid With No Eyes, Uses Echolocation Like A Bat

Those African bush-people who's whole language is nothing but clicks and snaps would be great at this.


Added: Jul-5-2012 
By: ST0N3PONY
In: Other Entertainment, Science and Technology
Tags: documentary, blindness, echolocation
Location: United States (load item map)
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  • I remember when my kids were 3 years old. I would have been crushed to hear my boys say I can't see anymore. This woman is fucking strong, and that boy is a fucking genius. An amazing pair.

    I'm an atheist and not prone to saying such things, but fuck, god bless them.

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    Saros (789.20)  

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    • @Saros saw this documentry a few years back about this kid, was amazing. the human senses can be used in such a way that it is incredible, humans have lost touch with such senses from technology i think, or this kid is superhuman. either way amazing good on him

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      Daivodabest (100.90)  

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    • @Saros
      "I'm an atheist and not prone to saying such things, but fuck, god bless them."

      Huh? How does that work for an atheist?

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      Pud_Z (233.40)  

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    • @Pud_Z It doesn't work. It's just an expression. Atheists say "god damn it" all the time.

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ST0N3PONY (5008.32)  

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  • fuck echo-location... I USE VISUAL LOCATION LIKE A G, SON!

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    kishart (86.50)  

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  • I sometimes use this in pitch black conditions if I don't have my torch sometimes. Not near as good as this guy though!
    From what I've heard the other purpose of 'tapping the stick' for blind people is a similar reflection of sound.

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    N4CR (938.20)  

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    • @N4CR Ray Charles was the same way, got around with no cane. He used hard-soled shoes to make tapping noises. It's probably a lot more effective the way this kid does it, because he can control the direction of the click and have his head oriented the perfect direction to receive the echo.

      I imagine one of those WW2 style clickers they used to signal each-other in the bush might work. One that you can operate between your teeth.

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ST0N3PONY (5008.32)  

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    • @ST0N3PONY
      Did not know that about Ray Charles. Makes sense though and perhaps with the shoe trick, there are more blind people around us than we realize. Shoes or a clicker would save this guy a lot of tongue movement.

      I find that as I've aged, my ears have more accurate filters and I can hear certain effects or parts of music and environment, I didn't previously notice. Same sound system and positioning over the years too.

      This guy must have Jedi ears by now..

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      N4CR (938.20)  

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    • @N4CR Yeah, I'm a big Ray Charles fan, but I didn't know that until I saw the movie Ray. Have you seen it?

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ST0N3PONY (5008.32)  

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    • @ST0N3PONY
      Nope. I'll definitely keep my ear out for it then ;)

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      N4CR (938.20)  

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    • @N4CR

      A blind kid used to live in my street that never used a stick. He used to slap his thigh as he walked along.

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      AlSet-AlOkin (1722.12)

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  • Give that mum a medal. :X

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    Awesome-o (136.10)  

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  • Ben Underwood, RIP.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_echolocation

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    ommadawn (3210.34)

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    • @ommadawn Shit... What a downer.

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ST0N3PONY (5008.32)  

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    • @ST0N3PONY

      Don't think that way. We just enjoyed his incredible legacy.

      Not alone either, there are a few others.

      Maybe not as good as him and his Mom tho. They had it torched :-)

      Thanks Ben.

      Thanks Ben's Mom - we're watching what you achieved with love and belief.

      Wow.

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ommadawn (3210.34)

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  • what an amazing story... Ben will definitely make something of himself. Kudoes to his mom!

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    kmmouse (2057.92)  

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  • he is unique

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    LiteFlite (138.70)  

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  • If this is true, fucking outstanding. Monster dude.

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    Saros (789.20)  

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  • Quite amazing, but I call bullshit on playing a video game.

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    Pud_Z (233.40)  

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  • The way natural selection (tag: Darwin) works is those survive best who best fit into a current environmental state.

    Now, Imagine sun vanishing - which is possible - someone like him would be better suited for the conditions and after time, normal people are going to die out and most will have that echolocation.

    Are flies better off with wings or without? There is this one island where flies have no wings, because if they did, the strong winds on this island would have carried and killed them More..

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    GXst (559.46)  

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    • @GXst

      "Imagine sun vanishing - which is possible - someone like him would be better suited for the conditions and after time, normal people are going to die out and most will have that echolocation".

      Dude, if the Sun were to cease to exist then pretty much every living thing on this planet would perish.
      Do you think that the Sun is merely a visible light source?

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      AlSet-AlOkin (1722.12)

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    • @GXst How exactly is it possible for the sun to vanish?...

      Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
      ST0N3PONY (5008.32)  

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  • As always its a matter of;
    Fuck you I am doing it.
    theLAB

    Posted Jul-5-2012 By 
    theLAB (322.00)  

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