"Seeing" with ears
Ben Underwood is a 14 year-old kid from Sacramento, CA. He skates, plays basketball with his mates and video games with his brothers. And he says, "I tell people I'm not blind, I just can't see."
At the age of 2 he was diagnosed with retinal cancer that led to the complete surgical removal of both his eyes. He now uses echoes of his tongue clicks to get around. His technique of echolocation is similar to that used by bats and dolphins. We've all heard of the sharpened sense of hearing in blind people but you have only to see this video to appreciate the magnitude of what Ben has achieved. I admire him completely, without a moment of reservation.
Enjoy!
At the age of 2 he was diagnosed with retinal cancer that led to the complete surgical removal of both his eyes. He now uses echoes of his tongue clicks to get around. His technique of echolocation is similar to that used by bats and dolphins. We've all heard of the sharpened sense of hearing in blind people but you have only to see this video to appreciate the magnitude of what Ben has achieved. I admire him completely, without a moment of reservation.
Enjoy!
10 Comments:
His name is Ben Affleck, aka Daredevil and oh boy did he see well with his ears.
amazing.
hehe lol M, nice connection :P
But that's fiction darling; this is for real.
Liked the movie though, Garner's hot :p
I've been trying to use echolocation since I saw this but I keep bumping into things... :(
Anyway, I think it'd be pretty cool to enhance the blind with real ultrasonic echolocation technology. I just might build such a device and start testing on a blind person. Any volunteers? Seriously!
From the title i thought it was about synesthesia.. but its way cooler.. thanx for sharing :)
For a minute there I thought the kid's special ability was to metamorphose into Jennifer Aniston (way to go CBS).
It's nice to see people who don't give up easy in the face of odds that just seem so fuckin' insurmountable to us regular folk. This little dude is truly 'handi-capable'.
People, have a look at this- is this true or what?
Asdhooni biriyaani,
I consider the content of your link to be utter nonsense.
Also, it has nothing to do with my entry; in case you haven't figured that out yet.
Good day.
i guess he is man with out fear. the DareDevil.
WOW!
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