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Echo vision: the man who sees with sound

By T.K. Randall
April 15, 2009 · Comment icon 13 comments

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Daniel Kish describes his first day at school as a blind person, where instead of being able to see where he is going with his eyes he uses a series of clicks and sounds to hear his way around the school playground.
Daniel Kish: At the time I went to school, blind kids either waited for people to take us around, or we taught ourselves to strike out on our own. My way was by clicking my tongue and listening for the patterns of reflections from objects around me. By doing this, I could get 3D images of my surroundings."


Source: New Scientist | Comments (13)




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Comment icon #4 Posted by schizoidwoman 16 years ago
Interesting story, quite a skill!
Comment icon #5 Posted by Shadygeneral 16 years ago
There was a documentry about the same thing, but based - I think... - in Africa. Or he was of African decent. I dunno, I just remember it being mentioned. Very amazing. Do you mean this?:
Comment icon #6 Posted by TeraLink 16 years ago
Humans all too easily become sight-oriented. TeraLink Was Here!
Comment icon #7 Posted by Samuronin 16 years ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Daredevil! But seriously, that's cool for him to be able to see in this fashion. Nahhhh,, he should call himself Batman lol
Comment icon #8 Posted by omerta 16 years ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Daredevil! Lol I thought the same thing when I read this.
Comment icon #9 Posted by trish1997 16 years ago
This kinda makes me think about -----evoling could he be the next step in our process of change------spoooooky
Comment icon #10 Posted by BiffSplitkins 16 years ago
Do you mean this?: I saw that one before, very interesting. But hey, if bats can do it why not humans?
Comment icon #11 Posted by SpIdErCyDe 16 years ago
Lol I thought the same thing when I read this. Yeah, same, if he were to bust out those red billy clubs, I wouldn't be suprised.
Comment icon #12 Posted by Exterminator 16 years ago
Ben Underwood was blind since he was 3 (God is cruel). But he was only person in the world who could use Echolocation to the extremes. He used it to accomplish such feats as running, basketball, rollerblading, playing foosball(seriously), and skateboarding. Amazing... God bless his soul in heaven. He died from the same cancer that caused his blindness at the age of 16.
Comment icon #13 Posted by GreyWeather 16 years ago
Do you mean this?: Yep! That's the one! Amazing.


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