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02-19-2010, 01:37 PM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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I'd be happiest if I couldn't hear.
There is nothing I need to hear that badly, and most noise bothers me, so...
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02-19-2010, 01:53 PM
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Not being able to hear is extremely isolating. I saw it with my grandfather. It made him so grumpy when he'd see everyone around him laughing, and have no idea what the joke was. Then you would explain it to him, but the context would be lost. He would stop asking people to repeat themselves because it's just too much trouble and people seem put out.
Of my five senses, I'd rather lose my sense of taste first, followed by smell, and then it gets hard because touch, sight, and hearing are all critical. |
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02-19-2010, 01:58 PM
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Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Well, with hearing you can learn to read lips.
I see your point, though. I guess i would hate missing my family's humor, because we mostly laugh our heads off when we're together. Admittedly, I hadn't thought about taste. That should be first to go. Then I won't want cheezburgers and Klondike bars.
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02-19-2010, 06:38 PM
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What would you do for a Klondike bar?
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02-19-2010, 08:58 PM
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I can hear my ears
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i would cluck like a chicken
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02-19-2010, 11:46 PM
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02-20-2010, 10:40 AM
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Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB.
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If you really want to get the full effect from this exercise, GD, you need to have someone hypnotize you to think your blindness is (or at least could be) permanent.
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02-20-2010, 11:21 AM
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Speaking as someone who has very nearly done this, involuntarily, it will be an (pardon me) eye-opening experience.
I lost my sight to bandages for ten days after both my retinas were detached for me one day and it took surgery to put them back (and sentence me to glasses forever). During the healing period, I was unable to see at all. I experienced hallucinations, although nothing earth-shaking or scary. I was actually amused by it. But I'm easily amused. The one thing you haven't considered, and no one has mentioned, is the aftermath of your experiment. Do be careful about initial light levels after you return your vision! You will be VERY sensitive for a while. Be sure that you reopen your eyes in a darkened room. Even the slightest light source will cause you stabbing pain at first. Just a word to the wise.
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