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**plaiskegizils** · 09-10-2009, 09:10 PM

Well I've tried clicking with my eyes closed and I can't make anything out.

Weird that. You'd think it would be something you could pick up in minutes as well.

**MpNelQTU** · 09-10-2009, 09:51 PM

Weird that. You'd think it would be something you could pick up in minutes as well.

[rofl]

**DenisLevvin** · 09-10-2009, 09:55 PM

I also tried it. I can honestly tell you that my hearing wasn't improved, however my 'touch' feelings were. I could really feel everything I ran into. I could even tell whether it was hard or soft.

**wpFWNoIt** · 09-10-2009, 11:55 PM

Its actually postulated that we all have this ability, and there have been experiments from time to time to prove it.

I did something like that as a kid, and to make me "prove it" I would sometimes be blindfolded and asked to walk around without bumping into things. It was a stupid way of showing off as a kid, but strangely enough I never used clicks or anything. I felt other objects as a kind of "pressure" or "looming effect" that told me when I was getting near..... ?

Oh, well. It would be cool if I had had the patience to stick with it. I suspect its not all that rare.

**DenisLevvin** · 09-11-2009, 12:00 AM

I did something like that as a kid, and to make me "prove it" I would sometimes be blindfolded and asked to walk around without bumping into things. It was a stupid way of showing off as a kid, but strangely enough I never used clicks or anything. I felt other objects as a kind of "pressure" or "looming effect" that told me when I was getting near..... ?

Actually I still do this now and I'm 20 years old[rofl]. Only problem is is that I know there are objects around me, I just can't just the distance.

Pretty much 80% of the time I can tell when I'm in a large spacious area or when I'm in an area with objects, but I can't tell where they are.

**wpFWNoIt** · 10-13-2009, 10:10 AM

Actually I still do this now and I'm 20 years old[rofl]. Only problem is is that I know there are objects around me, I just can't just the distance.

Pretty much 80% of the time I can tell when I'm in a large spacious area or when I'm in an area with objects, but I can't tell where they are.

Knowing how crazy this might sound to some, I did some quick research on this and it seems that no: clicks are not always necessary, especially for people like me that have particularly good hearing.

http://www.slate.com/id/2154696/

09-10-2009, 09:10 PM	#21
plaiskegizils Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 549 Senior Member	Well I've tried clicking with my eyes closed and I can't make anything out. Weird that. You'd think it would be something you could pick up in minutes as well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-10-2009, 09:51 PM	#22
MpNelQTU Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 592 Senior Member	Weird that. You'd think it would be something you could pick up in minutes as well. [rofl] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-10-2009, 09:55 PM	#23
DenisLevvin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	I also tried it. I can honestly tell you that my hearing wasn't improved, however my 'touch' feelings were. I could really feel everything I ran into. I could even tell whether it was hard or soft. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-10-2009, 11:55 PM	#24
wpFWNoIt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	Its actually postulated that we all have this ability, and there have been experiments from time to time to prove it. I did something like that as a kid, and to make me "prove it" I would sometimes be blindfolded and asked to walk around without bumping into things. It was a stupid way of showing off as a kid, but strangely enough I never used clicks or anything. I felt other objects as a kind of "pressure" or "looming effect" that told me when I was getting near..... ? Oh, well. It would be cool if I had had the patience to stick with it. I suspect its not all that rare. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-11-2009, 12:00 AM	#25
DenisLevvin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	I did something like that as a kid, and to make me "prove it" I would sometimes be blindfolded and asked to walk around without bumping into things. It was a stupid way of showing off as a kid, but strangely enough I never used clicks or anything. I felt other objects as a kind of "pressure" or "looming effect" that told me when I was getting near..... ? Actually I still do this now and I'm 20 years old[rofl]. Only problem is is that I know there are objects around me, I just can't just the distance. Pretty much 80% of the time I can tell when I'm in a large spacious area or when I'm in an area with objects, but I can't tell where they are. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-13-2009, 10:10 AM	#26
wpFWNoIt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	Actually I still do this now and I'm 20 years old[rofl]. Only problem is is that I know there are objects around me, I just can't just the distance. Pretty much 80% of the time I can tell when I'm in a large spacious area or when I'm in an area with objects, but I can't tell where they are. Knowing how crazy this might sound to some, I did some quick research on this and it seems that no: clicks are not always necessary, especially for people like me that have particularly good hearing. http://www.slate.com/id/2154696/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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