[Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder

Tue Feb 5 05:17:47 UTC 2013

lol.  Thats funny!  and like I said, wouldn't doubt it, some day soon.

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From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder

> Just curious.  How does the echo location work on the tv?  The sound 
> bounces
> off the characters on the screen?
>
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> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> pghjohn11 at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 8:11 PM
> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
>
> I saw a video of him usiing the clicking noise to play a game on the tv.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com>
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> <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 4, 2013 7:09 pm
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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>
> Whoops; not Ben Underwood. Sorry for the oversight. I'd accidentally
> hidden the original post, and thought this was about another video. My
> previous post could still be of use, however.
>
> Justin Louchart
>
> On 2/4/13, JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----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
>>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----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?
>>>>
>>>> -----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
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>> http://www.wimp.com/blindskateboarder/
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