Working his way up the feat tree

[dvandom]

Teen can echolocate without technological assistance. From CBS News. Kid lost both eyes to cancer at age 3, and at 6 he noticed that if he clicked his tongue he could kinda tell where the sound was bouncing. After years of practice and a mom who refused to cut him any slack because he was blind, he can now get around well enough with echolocation that he can rollerblade, compete in martial arts, and make his way around school without help. He even has good enough hand-ear coordination that he can throw a pillow at someone with a reasonable chance of hitting them. :)

Comments

[razorsmile.livejournal.com]

Dizzamn. Between that kid, the Russian girl with the X-Ray eyes, the old lady last year that won like three lotteries and the boy with enhanced muscle building genes, we've got the makings of a real-life superhero team :)

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Well, the girl with the X-Ray eyes has been busted. Total fraud. But add Lance Armstrong to the team...he's a genuine "beneficial mutation" sort of guy, part of why he's won seven TdFs.

[razorsmile.livejournal.com]

His mutation ... something to do with having more alveoli than the rest of us?

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

That, plus a big heart and a MUCH faster than normal processing rate for lactic acid (aka fatigue poisons). He takes in more oxygen, pumps more blood, and avoids the pain of exhaustion better than almost anyone.

[z-gryphon.livejournal.com]

Also, he cannot die.

... well, that's what I heard!

[z4nd4r.livejournal.com]

Can we add Albert Pujols to the list?

I mean Wash U did those scientific tests to prove his abilities are superhuman. :)

[jameel.livejournal.com]

Okay, X-Ray Russian Girl is on Uri Geller's team, then.