Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Echolocation

http://www.mensjournal.com/magazine/the-blind-man-who-taught-himself-to-see-20120504

So this is incredible.

Daniel Kish has taught himself echolocation by clicking his tongue against the roof of his mouth... he's so good at it that he rides his bike in LA traffic and mountain bikes.

Fun fact: with echolocation, you can "see" around corners and behind you.

Different textures trap/throw sound really differently, so in a certain sense, it is very possible to "see" texture in a very tactile way.

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