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

[jarodrussell.livejournal.com]

Damn. That's impressive.

[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 :)

[liabrown]

One of my friends/co-workers has always claimed that his blind cousin has echo-location.

[1boringperson.livejournal.com]

I misread that at first as "Teen can echocolate...". I was trying to figure out what electronic chocolate was.