Wednesday, July 19, 2006

14 Year old boy who sees with sound!

After retinal cancer claimed both his eyes at age three, Ben Underwood has learned to perceive and locate objects by making a steady stream of sounds with his tongue, then listening for the echos as they bounce off the surfaces around him. The technique is called echolocation, and many species, most notably bats and dolphins, use it to get around.

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