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You can actually do prosthetic vision without surgery, thanks to the magic (and I use the word advisedly :) ) of sensory substitution: http://www.seeingwithsoun
by leoc 13y ago
You can actually do prosthetic vision without surgery, thanks to the magic (and I use the word advisedly :) ) of sensory substitution: http://www.seeingwithsound.com/ http://www.seeingwithsound.com/ http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~kuipers/readings/Bach-y-Rita-nature-69.pdf http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~kuipers/readings/Bach-y-Rita-natur... . The latency of sound-based sensory-subsitution systems is very high though.
- jaekwon 13y agoI remember the story of a guy who could ride a bicycle by using his tongue to make a loud sound that bounces off of objects. Not sure if it's real, but it sounds plausible. And this. All of these are amazing.
- JonoBB 13y agoHere we go: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19524962 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19524962