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For a glimpse into the effectiveness of human echolocation, there's a restaurant in Singapore - Nox - that's pitch black and staffed by visually impaired hosts.
by kimburgess 4y ago
For a glimpse into the effectiveness of human echolocation, there's a restaurant in Singapore - Nox - that's pitch black and staffed by visually impaired hosts. It's a pretty incredible experience for those that have the opportunity.
- lynx23 4y agoThese are all over the place, in german speaking countries the keyword to search for is "Dialog im Dunkeln" and "Dinner im Dunkeln." I used to work as a guide in such a place. Its fun to watch sighted visitors having to adapt to moving in the dark...
- bugbuddy 4y agoHow did you “watch” in the dark?
- lynx23 4y agoI do also watch TV, because I dont see why I should change my language to make pedants like you happy.
- bugbuddy 4y agoI was not trying to be pedantic. I was sincerely intrigued. I imagined you had night vision goggles on and such. It turned out much less interesting.
- lynx23 4y agoSorry, I was obviously a bit grumpy and interpreted your comment wrongly. As a blind guide, tracking sighted visitors is easier then you might think. Most sighted visitors will tend to be slow movers. If you ever loose track of one of them, and they dont verbalize on their own, you can always ping 'em by calling their name. For added smoothness, give them a small task like "can you figure out what is sitting on the table in front of you?" afterwards, and they will never even know you lost them for a second.
- aaron695 4y ago[dead]
- lynx23 4y agoThese are all over the place, in german speaking countries the keyword to search for is "Dialog im Dunkeln" and "Dinner im Dunkeln." I used to work as a guide in such a place. Its fun to watch sighted visitors having to adapt to moving in the dark... Can confirm. I am blind, and I do use echolocation a lot. As an example of what is possible, I typically can hear a tree trunk or light pole when walking. The accoustic shadow they cast is enough for detection. If you like, you can play with that yourself. Do you hear the tree?
- anthk 4y agoCan you visualize something in your mind? I mean, there's stuff like the "vOIce" which translates different sounds to the visual cortex area (by training, not by surgery), allowing to "see" yourself over distances. BTW, as you are blind, you might like edbrowse: https://edbrowse.org https://edbrowse.org
- lynx23 4y agoThings like "vOIce" would require a lot of training on your side, to adapt your nervous system to the (pretty random) simuli coming in from the artificial perception system. I never met anyone who really achieved anything with that sort of tool. Echolocation is already useful enough, trying to suplement this with current technology is pretty much hopeless, and a bit of hybris. And yes, I know about edbrowse, but I still prefer lynx :-)
- flangola7 4y agoSeems like that would be a safety violation.
- eru 4y agoWhy?