What Does A Blind Person See?

Tommy answers the popular question, "What does someone who is blind since birth see?"

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Captions provided by Bill Creswell

#vision #eyes #blindman

[xverzerker]

It'd be funny if it was a 5 second video with him saying "Nothing" and laughing

[flapafloupas]

Basicly he can see black BUT he doesnt know how black looks like

[KCamaroZSS]

It’s difficult to perceive what “nothing” really is.

[thetwat]

This guy has one of the most positive but genuinely comical attitudes I've ever seen in a non sighted person.
God bless you as you really made me giggle mate.
Respect dude

[nathansquire]

Anyone else keep closing their eyes during this and looking at light

[shadwinfo]

You're making me appreciate that I can see. Thank you!

[BerdlyGaming]

There best way I’ve heard this explained is to close one eye. You don’t really see darkness you see more of nothing out of that eye.

[lvizzzevol]

Most mind blowing thing I’ve ever heard from someone truly 100% blind. A man who has no eyeballs. Someone asked him what he sees. He said something along the lines of “what do you see out of your elbow” fucked my brain up.

[moutaz]

It's hard to wrap our heads around it, but I think that if Tommy can recognise the presence and absence of light, then he probably "sees" what we see exactly when we close our eyes, but the only difference is that we've learned to identify this thing that we see as the colour black, while he has never seen colours before in order to be able to confirm to us that he sees exactly what we see... We can't communicate effectively with him.. If you and i both saw something, i can point at an object and say "is this the colour that you saw?" to which you'll say "yes", because you and i share an understanding of the concept of colour, whereas in Tommy's case, communication is impossible in that regard!!

[kidmiami]

Tommy: *has eyes closed*
People: hey what do you see since your *BLIND*

[realgungame]

Plot Twist: he didn’t know You can open your eyes.

[Taran]

My uncle is loosing his eyesight and it has been difficult for us to understand what was going on with his eye sight. He has difficulty explaining as well. Now is clear. Thank you for sharing and making this video. You are amazing

[puffcatco]

Theory: maybe blind people do see black, but they've never seen any color, so that makes them think that complete blackness looks like Nothing

[Quadrocephis]

Asking what a blind person sees is like asking what a deaf person hears.

[bendovrsenpai]

hi you don't know what I said. Enjoy the rest of your day

[Juanparv]

Why there are so many books behind him if he's blind?

[GodsInLove]

My husband lost his eye sight before we started dating.  In order for me to be more sensitive to the dilemma of total blindness, I spent a day blind-folded.  The things I learned about the fear factor, when someone is leading you around, was eye-opening.  Food doesn't taste the same, because not being able to see the food, somehow diminishes the taste.  I realized how I tensed up, as my friend was leading me around the mall.  I had never needed to trust someone like that, before.    

 I appreciate my BLIND husband. He was a real man.  His humor was gigantic.  He had phenomenal coping skills. He went to Braille and learned living and cooking skills (without sight).  Boy, could he cook. I used to tease him about his blindness to add more pleasure to his day.  I would say things like, "Here, you drive. I'm tired.  Don't worry baby; if you get lost, stick your (white) cane out of the car window.  They'll give you the right-of-way.  You'll do just fine." His response would be something like, "I would, baby; but I gotta go to the bathroom in a hurry and you drive faster."  On another day, I might finish getting ready for church.  He'd say, You really look nice today, mama. I just might take you out to dinner."  One day, at church, he was presented with a plaque.  He was guided up to the mic.  He reached into his shirt pocket and said, , "Well, it looks like I left my reading glasses at home; so I won't be able to use the notes I prepared for my acceptance speech.  Bear with me saints."   Do you know, they were too afraid to laugh?  I couldn't believe how awkward it felt in that church, that morning.  I was the only person laughing... and we weren't even dating each other yet.  We were just friends.     

  This is the title to my YouTube video about how I appreciated my hubby.  I recorded it after he passed away, to remind all that are married, why we need to appreciate our mates.        "APPRECIATE the BLIND Person, You're Married To"

[Sarah-vibn]

When he said he couldn't see black because it was a color, I felt like a high person trying to do a math problem

[gangie]

I have never thought of vision as a concept. In an ironic way you really opened my eyes to the world. Thank you for sharing this experience

[DC.-]

It would be like trying to see using your hands, thats how it is.