[Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder

Tue Feb 5 05:22:22 UTC 2013

Using Technique for what?  The wee system?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
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>I would like to learn the technique.
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> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Roger Acuna
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 12:16 AM
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> Off the top, I would say, no way!  But given technology today is 
> mesmorizing
>
> and wouldn't doubt it!  I like    boxing using the Wee.
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> From: <pghjohn11 at aol.com>
> To: <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 5:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind skateboarder
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>>I saw a video of him usiing the clicking noise to play a game on the tv.
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>> From: JUSTIN LOUCHART <jalouchart at gmail.com>
>> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
>> <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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------tinez217 at gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.wimp.com/blindskateboarder/
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>>> Inveniam Viam Aut Faciam
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