[Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder

[JUSTIN LOUCHART]

Hi, everyone,

His name is Ben Underwood; yes, he makes the clicking noise with his
tongue; and no, he does not use this technique to play video games.
That's a myth. He can play some basic video games just by hearing, not
by clicking.

To learn more about this form of echolocation, feel free to visit
http://www.worldaccessfortheblind.org

Kind regards,
Justin Louchart

On 2/4/13, pghjohn11 at aol.com <pghjohn11 at aol.com> wrote:
> I also guess it would be difficult but with all of the practice he has had
> maybe he has become acclimated.  Humans can, at the most, make about five
> clicks per second where animals can make over 500.  How fast do bats fly, or
> dolphins swim?  They seem to navigate perfectly no matter the noise. As for
> the cane and the board, the object in echolocatioon for humans is to keep
> the noise and thus the echo as close to the ears as possible so the use of
> the tongue is favored even though some use of the cane (if it is used at
> all) may sometimes be substituted. He is able to hear a telephone pole, a
> tree, a hydrant and other similar objects.  I have no idea how he can hear a
> turn but maybe there are other things that enable him to figure this out.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 4:29 pm
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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> I understand what echolocation is, but is he really clicking his
> tongue. canes make great echolocation makers and I would presume the
> skateboard wheels do the same. Besides, how can you hear a turn when
> you're speeding down a ... what is it called in skateboard lingo,
> track? I would think that the speed would make using echoes harder.
>
> On 2/4/13, pghjohn11 at aol.com <pghjohn11 at aol.com> wrote:
>> The noise is made by the use of the tongue, roof of the mouth and cheeks.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
>> To: 'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'
>> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 4:11 pm
>> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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>> Does he just make the clicking noise with his tongue?
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> pghjohn11 at aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 4:09 PM
>> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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>> He uses echolocation to navigate.  He can also play video games on TV's
>> even
>> with his back turned toward the TV.  It is based on the same princial as
>> either a bat or a dolphin uses to find its way.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lisamaria Martinez <lmartinez217 at gmail.com>
>> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
>> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 2:56 pm
>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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>> Not sure how this guy does it just by sound, but here's a vid on a blind
>> skateboarder. I'd like to know how he knows when to turn.
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------tinez217 at gmail.com>
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>> http://www.wimp.com/blindskateboarder/
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