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[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 52 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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 10 months ago

Daredevils power is world on fire.

[–] superkret@feddit.org 36 points 10 months ago (3 children)

OK, so how can I learn it?

[–] Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works 56 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 60 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

ello!
ello!
llo!

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

What. Are you serious? I just told you.

[–] Xeroxchasechase@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They probably bumped into walls a lot, until they learmed

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 37 points 10 months ago
[–] Slatlun@lemmy.ml 17 points 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 11 points 10 months ago

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