Blind boy uses sound to "see"

ST240 · 11-13-2006, 06:35 PM

Article

http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2283048&page=1

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBm4KoWsrY

I briefly saw this kid on Opera. He's amazing. Ben Underwood uses sound like a bat or dolphin to see. At one point he could tell where an object on a table was, and the fact that it was made of glass.

Triple Threat · 11-13-2006, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ST240

I briefly saw this kid on Opera. He's amazing.

What did he sing?

goandykid · 11-13-2006, 11:04 PM

thats amazing

Who's that superhero that ben afflek played who does that, daredevil?

**CowPimp** · 11-14-2006, 10:24 AM

I must say, that's one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time.

viet_jon · 11-14-2006, 12:05 PM

amazing.

Brachiisaurus · 11-14-2006, 12:16 PM

I would be scared roller blading down the street, with sight!
That kid is brave.

Trouble · 11-14-2006, 12:34 PM

This is ultracool. I had no idea that humans were able to use echolocation so completely as a dominant 'sense'. I wonder if this remapping of the brain can occur in adulthood, or if it must take place in children. Note that they learned it spontaneously..by accident...maybe. Perhaps, in a distant part of our primitive brain, we had this capacity, maybe from living in caves, maybe adjunct to other senses, developed to avoid predators.

Thanks, ST240. This article made me think..

**P-funk** · 11-14-2006, 12:40 PM

whoa!

**IainDaniel** · 11-14-2006, 12:46 PM

Unreal I knew the other senses were enhanced, but that is absolutely amazing

Vieope · 11-14-2006, 12:58 PM

Most things are predictable, so he figured it out that was a trashcan in the suburbs in front of a house? What else could it be? It is a trashcan or a car, can you think of anything else?
Put a quiet tiger in front of him or something else unexpected, if he figures it out that is a tiger I will believe in him.

viet_jon · 11-14-2006, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

Most things are predictable, so he figured it out that was a trashcan in the suburbs in front of a house? What else could it be? It is a trashcan or a car, can you think of anything else?
Put a quiet tiger in front of him or something else unexpected, if he figures it out that is a tiger I will believe in him.

uh....did u even watch the video?

Vieope · 11-14-2006, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by viet_jon

uh....did u even watch the video?

No, I snapped my fingers and echolocated it. Of course I watched it. I mean it is great that he is able to handle such a difficult thing, being blind is not easy but what did he do that was so amazing that other blind people dont already do?

viet_jon · 11-14-2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

No, I snapped my fingers and echolocated it. Of course I watched it. I mean it is great that he is able to handle such a difficult thing, being blind is not easy but what did he do that was so amazing that other blind people dont already do?

are you blind?

how many blind people can play fuzz-ball? roller skate? play video games? distinguish a fire hydrant from a trash can?

Vieope · 11-14-2006, 02:14 PM

Thousands of blind people can do things like that.

**IainDaniel** · 11-14-2006, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

Thousands of blind people can do things like that.

Most can't to the exent he can.

ST240 · 11-14-2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

Thousands of blind people can do things like that.

At one point on the show I was watching about him, they put a glass vase on a large table and he was able to tell exactly where it was located, and the fact that it was made of glass without touching either the table or the vase! Now you tell me how many blind people can do that without actually feeling around for the object.

Pepper · 11-14-2006, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vieope

Thousands of blind people can do things like that.

That's why People did an article on him and CBS picked it up on the national news.

ReproMan · 11-14-2006, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triple Threat

What did he sing?

I got it.

Vieope · 11-14-2006, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ST240

At one point on the show I was watching about him, they put a glass vase on a large table and he was able to tell exactly where it was located, and the fact that it was made of glass without touching either the table or the vase! Now you tell me how many blind people can do that without actually feeling around for the object.

TV special effects.

Cute Loops · 09-13-2007, 05:12 PM

Wow I saw that like 1 year ago

ST240 · 09-13-2007, 05:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cute Loops

Wow I saw that like 1 year ago

Yeah dude, this thread is like, a year old.

min0 lee · 09-13-2007, 05:54 PM

I See..........

KelJu · 09-13-2007, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ST240

Yeah dude, this thread is like, a year old.

Lawl!

FishOrCutBait · 09-13-2007, 06:49 PM

his mothers name is aquanetta.

she also seems to have taught him how the hell to get by.

min0 lee · 09-13-2007, 06:56 PM

I can do that too!!

BoneCrusher · 09-13-2007, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I can do that too!!

Do what? Hang around doin nufin, looking ugly, and stinking the place up?

min0 lee · 09-13-2007, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Do what? Hang around doin nufin, looking ugly, and stinking the place up?

I'm not ugly!

11-13-2006, 06:35 PM	#1
ST240 ...And justice for all. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 1,390	Blind boy uses sound to "see" Article http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2283048&page=1 Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpBm4KoWsrY I briefly saw this kid on Opera. He's amazing. Ben Underwood uses sound like a bat or dolphin to see. At one point he could tell where an object on a table was, and the fact that it was made of glass.

11-14-2006, 10:24 AM	#4
CowPimp Fueled by Testosterone Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 15,428	I must say, that's one of the coolest things I've seen in a long time.
	The only time it's bad to feel the burn is when you're peeing... CowPimp Picks Up Heavy Shit MySpace YouTube Videos

11-14-2006, 12:05 PM	#5
viet_jon PISSED!! Elite Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Our home and Native land Posts: 2,601	amazing.
	I love dog meat.

11-14-2006, 12:40 PM	#8
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,642	whoa!
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! Ivonne's Blog on Health and Wellness! Looking for online training/coaching/consulting? --> Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

11-14-2006, 12:46 PM	#9
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,944	Unreal I knew the other senses were enhanced, but that is absolutely amazing
	Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it. Michael Jordan

11-13-2006, 11:04 PM	#3
goandykid Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,379	thats amazing Who's that superhero that ben afflek played who does that, daredevil?

11-14-2006, 12:16 PM	#6
Brachiisaurus Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 956	I would be scared roller blading down the street, with sight! That kid is brave.

11-14-2006, 12:34 PM	#7
Trouble Anti-mediocrity Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On Loan From A Distant Star System Posts: 2,076 Photos: 2	This is ultracool. I had no idea that humans were able to use echolocation so completely as a dominant 'sense'. I wonder if this remapping of the brain can occur in adulthood, or if it must take place in children. Note that they learned it spontaneously..by accident...maybe. Perhaps, in a distant part of our primitive brain, we had this capacity, maybe from living in caves, maybe adjunct to other senses, developed to avoid predators. Thanks, ST240. This article made me think..

11-14-2006, 12:58 PM	#10
Vieope Monochromatic Bunny Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: drinking coffee.. Posts: 14,863 Photos: 10	Most things are predictable, so he figured it out that was a trashcan in the suburbs in front of a house? What else could it be? It is a trashcan or a car, can you think of anything else? Put a quiet tiger in front of him or something else unexpected, if he figures it out that is a tiger I will believe in him.
	FURtherness

11-14-2006, 02:14 PM	#14
Vieope Monochromatic Bunny Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: drinking coffee.. Posts: 14,863 Photos: 10	Thousands of blind people can do things like that.
	FURtherness

09-13-2007, 05:12 PM	#20
Cute Loops Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 87	Wow I saw that like 1 year ago
Cute Loops Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 87

09-13-2007, 05:54 PM	#22
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 33,816 Blog Entries: 3 Photos: 542	I See..........
	How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper BONECRUSHER '08

09-13-2007, 06:49 PM	#24
FishOrCutBait lifts weights Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Buffalo, MN Posts: 4,296 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 2	his mothers name is aquanetta. she also seems to have taught him how the hell to get by.
	I believe in Jesus. Eat to live. "tried and true theory on one's self is probably the only non-biased proof that something works for someone." - juggernaut

09-13-2007, 06:56 PM	#25
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 33,816 Blog Entries: 3 Photos: 542	I can do that too!!
	How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper BONECRUSHER '08

09-13-2007, 10:24 PM	#28
Fetusaurus Rex Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,247 </