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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
August 25 2009 14:30 GMT
#41
wow sick skill o.o
superstrength is pretty realistic o.o
idk about spontaneous combustion tho o.o
LiquidDota StaffAre you ready for a Miracle-? We are! The International 2017 Champions!
Pulimuli
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Sweden2766 Posts
August 25 2009 14:38 GMT
#42
On August 25 2009 23:26 Kwark wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2009 22:34 Pulimuli wrote:
On August 25 2009 21:19 Machine leg wrote:
probably just lazy westerners that study music for fun while the chinese in this case has alot more pressure and study alot harder and achieve this perfect pitch.


you're born with it, you cant practice to get a photograpic memory or be naturally ambidexterious

there are people who can do head multiplication far greater than most calculators, such unique abilities cannot be achieved by practice, only genes

Not true. The calculations can be trained from an early age using Japanese kids and abacuses. I saw a tv programme a British savant guy who was pretty much normal and people were suspicious he'd just learned his calculating ability but he proved otherwise. He was no better at sums than the crazy Japanese kids but he just imagined each number as a shape and they converged into a new shape which gave him the answer. They made him make a load of numbers with plasticine and then he could replicate them at will later, proving he wasn't bullshitting.


Thats not something anyone could do, becoming the worlds best calculator or the worlds strongest man is not something that will be achieved by practice alone. It is genetical
stroggos
Profile Joined February 2009
New Zealand1543 Posts
August 25 2009 14:39 GMT
#43
super mind reading powers would be great.

or super trolling powers like borat
hi
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
August 25 2009 14:52 GMT
#44
Too bad that fire trick is pretty much useless unless you get lost in the woods.

The gun has made pretty much every human facet moot. You can run like Usain Bolt? You can see like a Hawk? You can smell like a Shark? You can hear like a bat? Doesn't matter, 50CAL from 2 Miles got you! Kind of sad really...such as we pine for the legends of old such as Arthurian, Alexander the Great, and Hannibal. Human feats have been reduced to petty ceremonies and once every 2 year events ;/

What I can't wait for though is for the first Cyborg. Now there is someone who is going to break every record!
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
Syntax Lost
Profile Joined May 2009
Finland86 Posts
August 25 2009 14:57 GMT
#45
On August 25 2009 23:26 Kwark wrote:
Not true. The calculations can be trained from an early age using Japanese kids and abacuses. I saw a tv programme a British savant guy who was pretty much normal and people were suspicious he'd just learned his calculating ability but he proved otherwise. He was no better at sums than the crazy Japanese kids but he just imagined each number as a shape and they converged into a new shape which gave him the answer. They made him make a load of numbers with plasticine and then he could replicate them at will later, proving he wasn't bullshitting.


This is Daniel Tammet (part 1 of 5 videos). The video shows his abilities and also shows the Japanese kids with abaci which is different and learnt. He also has a remarkable ability to learn languages at an incredible speed (also shown in the video series).

Kim Peek (part 1 of 5) is also similarly remarkable in that he can remember almost all information to which he is exposed. The video shows that his brain structure is extremely different to our own though which is the likely cause behind his abilities (and handicaps).

On the other hand Arthur Benjamin can perform extremely fast computations in his head, but from what I've gathered, he specifically trained himself to perform the calculations and uses a number of mathematical algorithms to help him. He also holds a PhD in mathematics so his not just skilled in arithmetic.
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States44232 Posts
August 25 2009 14:59 GMT
#46
On August 25 2009 23:38 Pulimuli wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2009 23:26 Kwark wrote:
On August 25 2009 22:34 Pulimuli wrote:
On August 25 2009 21:19 Machine leg wrote:
probably just lazy westerners that study music for fun while the chinese in this case has alot more pressure and study alot harder and achieve this perfect pitch.


you're born with it, you cant practice to get a photograpic memory or be naturally ambidexterious

there are people who can do head multiplication far greater than most calculators, such unique abilities cannot be achieved by practice, only genes

Not true. The calculations can be trained from an early age using Japanese kids and abacuses. I saw a tv programme a British savant guy who was pretty much normal and people were suspicious he'd just learned his calculating ability but he proved otherwise. He was no better at sums than the crazy Japanese kids but he just imagined each number as a shape and they converged into a new shape which gave him the answer. They made him make a load of numbers with plasticine and then he could replicate them at will later, proving he wasn't bullshitting.


Thats not something anyone could do, becoming the worlds best calculator or the worlds strongest man is not something that will be achieved by practice alone. It is genetical

http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/4257
When a team of scientists led by Ramachandran were looking at Daniel Tammet and
assessing his abilities, one of their concerns was that advanced mathematical abilities
can be acquired, and they wanted to check that his abilities of great computation skills
were not acquired. Indeed, children in Japan taught the abacus method can perform
large mathematical operations in a matter of seconds. This however requires large
amounts of practice and training.


And I didn't mention physical strength.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Pulimuli
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Sweden2766 Posts
August 25 2009 15:05 GMT
#47
Can that dude do this? :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Henry_Safford


And even if he can, its not something anyone could do.
Aegraen
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1225 Posts
August 25 2009 15:15 GMT
#48
Kim Peek is a fucking beast. Too bad most savants are Autistic ;/
"It is easy to be conspicuously 'compassionate' if others are being forced to pay the cost." -- Murray N. Rothbard -- Rand Paul 2010 -- Ron Paul 2012
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States44232 Posts
August 25 2009 15:16 GMT
#49
The savant guy probably could, he's a savant. I don't know about the trained Japanese kids, why don't you phone up Japan and ask.
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
Boundz(DarKo)
Profile Joined March 2009
5311 Posts
August 25 2009 15:19 GMT
#50
"If a female wouldn't give Matt phone sex," she recalls, "he would call them a fucking bitch and send a SWAT team to their house."


This is great. xD
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
August 25 2009 15:25 GMT
#51
holy shit.
O__O
cw)minsean(ru
Boundz(DarKo)
Profile Joined March 2009
5311 Posts
August 25 2009 15:37 GMT
#52
Finished the entire article. It's kind of sick actually and sad at the same time. Another helpless child victim to our cruel world.. mahaheheheh.
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20168 Posts
August 25 2009 16:03 GMT
#53
I think i remember a thread here about a guy who did a fly-by of the Colosseum in a helicopter for like 1 minute then re-drew it perfectly down to every last detail.

And my mom who does reiki/yoga/etc rubs her hands together than puts them on injuries or w/e to heal you. Idk if it actually does anything but her hands stay abnormally warm(not fire starting hot :p) for extended periods of time. presumably by 'channeling her energy' ~.~
how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
sith
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States2474 Posts
August 25 2009 16:26 GMT
#54
That kid seemed like a douche.

I want to beat him up.
Draconizard
Profile Joined October 2008
628 Posts
August 25 2009 16:27 GMT
#55
I suppose I'm in the minority, but I felt a lot of sympathy for the boy and his situation. Of course, it doesn't excuse any of the things that he did, but I could understand why he did them and why he kept doing them even after knowing that they'd be his eventual downfall.
Ecorin
Profile Joined August 2008
Estonia84 Posts
August 25 2009 17:15 GMT
#56
On August 25 2009 23:19 Amber[LighT] wrote:
i have overwhelming deja vu (almost like seeing into the future except I can't always remember what happens). If I happen to speak about what I dream about, then it typically doesn't come true. Sometimes I will do something and honestly feel like I was there doing whatever the activity was at a previous time. Typically these dreams could have occurred between 1 and 12 months prior to the activity..

I am going to try and write stuff down to see if this is accurate


I've been having the same exact thing for the past 4-5 years ! Maybe it's some normal phenomenon, some people just remember it, some don't ?
Like I said before.we are going to own these guys,no problem.I could beat their entire team 1 on 8 with no monitor. -Tasteless translating
starflash
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
190 Posts
August 25 2009 17:24 GMT
#57
for those of you who don't know, there is a fictional film called Good Will Hunting which is about a dellinquant who can do insane math
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
August 25 2009 17:45 GMT
#58
Yeah that kid does seem like a douche, a total idiot at the very least due to a clear warning when he turned 18 followed by him repeating the exact same shit. Oh well I guess prison is just the same as anywhere else for him, not like he's missing any good sights while he's in there.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
Avidkeystamper
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States8556 Posts
August 25 2009 17:48 GMT
#59
On August 25 2009 18:12 nttea wrote:
recognize phone numbers from the buttons pressed
eh.. i think i could do that if i just learned which sound is which number, cause theyre all obviously different? or is it harder than it seems?

Don't a lot of numbers share the same tone? Like 147, 2580, and 369?
Jaedong
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
August 25 2009 17:55 GMT
#60
On August 26 2009 02:48 Avidkeystamper wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 25 2009 18:12 nttea wrote:
recognize phone numbers from the buttons pressed
eh.. i think i could do that if i just learned which sound is which number, cause theyre all obviously different? or is it harder than it seems?

Don't a lot of numbers share the same tone? Like 147, 2580, and 369?

No but it's done in quite a ridiculous way so they sound similar but are actually different, very difficult for the human ear to differentiate them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_keypad
The road to hell is paved with good intentions | aka Probert[PaiN] @ iccup / godlikeparagon @ twitch | my BW stream: http://www.teamliquid.net/video/streams/jello_biafra
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