Echolocation | Brain Games

Meet a man with a remarkable sense of hearing that allows him to locate objects in space — without seeing them.

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Echolocation | Brain Games

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[vihugaal]

I’m here because I just saw Morbius & was amazed with echolocation. Daniel is extraordinary, what a unique ability!

[jumpvelocity]

If enough people learn to do this to form a consumer base, audio engineers could potentially produce media that emulate videos or movies, and it could be like CGI in audio form.

[Death_by_Inches]

nice, kinda like daredevil, although his birthmark reminds me of prince zuko from avatar

[MoopyHedgehog]

i always wondered if people like this actually form any sort of mental image in their heads when they do this. Not so much akin to what someone who can see "sees" if they close their eyes and imagine something, more like watching a dream image, more "visual".

[DREAMERLOS]

You guys should try what he is doing, walk at home at night while its night time and use your voice to figure out what's infront, behind or on the sides of you!!!

[BeyondDestiny]

what if he was in a crowded noisy restaurant or in the city? how will this work?

[PlayingPanda]

I just wanna know can he find a hole in front of him because hes gonna fall in it if he can't

[arian]

NATGEO I wish you would have put the entire is beyond COOL. Daniel is awesome!!!

[sabrinarivarde]

ben underwood was first person i heard about doing this and daniel was featured on his documentary...rip ben

[MrKuger]

in the beginning i thought he be able to see like daredevil, cuz tat would of been cool until i saw the middle-end part.

[milesmatheson]

So... Where's the rest of this!? 

[srodens]

@Doublearts0004 it looks like he got burned, possibly an accident because he is blind, or what caused to be blind in the first place.

[nubisjdb]

The narrator sounds like Niel Patrick Harris. Listen...

[saurianxtreme]

He isn't the first blind person to take advantage of this technique.

[guythatcomments]

@Doublearts0004 dude plz have a little respect or a lot by deleting your comment