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Act now and you too can see as well as a bat!

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[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 month ago

Still more evidence that Daredevil's superpower isn't being able to navigate using echolocation, but to be able to take a beating (which he inherited from his father).

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago

Daredevils power is world on fire.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 36 points 1 month ago

OK, so how can I learn it?

[-] Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works 56 points 1 month ago

From the article:

"The researchers trained 14 sighted and 12 blind people for between two and three hours twice a week over 10 weeks. They started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks, then trained them on three tasks. The first two involved judging the size or orientation of objects. The third involved navigating virtual mazes, which participants moved through with the help of simulated click-plus-echo sounds tied to their positions."

[-] superkret@feddit.org 12 points 1 month ago

Yes, I read the article. How does the training work?

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 60 points 1 month ago

Well, they started by teaching participants to produce mouth clicks. Then they did exercises judging the size or orientation of objects, and they also had them move around with the help of simulated click-plus-echo sounds tied to their positions.

[-] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

ello!
ello!
llo!

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[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago
[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago

What. Are you serious? I just told you.

[-] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago

They probably bumped into walls a lot, until they learmed

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago
[-] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 month ago

This was kind of cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsg81Tn3s28 I didn't like the first wall example because the clicking cadence changes, but the field and trees were very clear

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 month ago

It's a stretch to say "anyone can learn echolocation" but kudos to those who've mastered this technique. I've always found this fascinating.

[-] linucs@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 month ago
[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 11 points 1 month ago

A lot of practice, our brains are really good at figuring out sensory info

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