How do blind people not fall asleep all the time?

DrumSteve

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

Praetorian Saighdiuir

Too busy feeling things

scudzilla

First thread title in ages that i've actually nearly cried laughing at

efb

they're not tired???

Martyn1989

DrumSteve wrote: »

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

I think most blind people are sensitive to light, how do you know they're not sleeping?

3ndahalfof6

Blind does not = tired.

Lapin

DrumSteve wrote: »

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

You could find the answer to your question by simply gouging out your own eyes.

Try it and let us know how you get on.

Because you keep them awake by talking so much shíte.

Tom_Cruise

They can see using their finger tips

TOMs WIFE

I don't find this funny.

TOMs WIFE

TOMs WIFE wrote: »

I don't find this funny.

Your husband above you seems to find it funny, fall in line love.

Peregrine

Lapin wrote: »

You could find the answer to your question by simply gouging out your own eyes.

Try it and let us know how you get on.

I concur. OP you should consider this experiment.

Rayne Wooney

A better question is do blind people have superhuman hearing to make up for their lack of sight?

Maybe they do and they're not telling us

Lapin

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I concur. OP you should consider this experiment.

He should at least try it.

Just to see what happens.

I can see the t-shirts now

"I'M BLIND, NOT TIRED."

DrumSteve

Lapin wrote: »

He should at least try it.

Just to see what happens.

I see what you did there.

lkionm

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

I concur. OP you should consider this experiment.

Or just do 1 eye and go from there

Ruu

TOMs WIFE wrote: »

I don't find this funny.

Haven't you some sandwiches to make?

Peregrine

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

A better question is do blind people have superhuman hearing to make up for their lack of sight?

Maybe they do and they're not telling us

I'd be more worried about what powers the mute people aren't telling us about.

Cienciano

Blind people see with their ears. Any blind person reading this thread will confirm.

Ol' Donie

Too busy leading each other around, i guess.

biko

Do blind people easier get Seasonal affective disorder? It's always dark like..

Truncheon Rouge

DrumSteve wrote: »

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

lol...we got our very own Karl Pilkington.

...a'rite

Tearwave

Here's a better question, how much would you accept to go blind for the rest of your life... 1 million euro, 2 million? You could still do a lot of stuff, listen to good music eat nice foods etc and the money could go a long way for your family, especially those with children. I would personally be talking at least 5 million.

WoollyRedHat

Yeah and how do deaf people know when people are talking, for all they know they could just be pretending to talk.

Annasopra

DrumSteve wrote: »

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

Most blind people can distinguish light and dark

Chop Chop

mango salsa wrote: »

Most blind people can distinguish light and dark

Most blind people can see with their ears.

mattjack

mango salsa wrote: »

Most blind people can distinguish light and dark

They just put their fingers on the light switch ?

barry181091

We need some blind people opinions on this!

















oh wait.

smcgiff

Tearwave wrote: »

Here's a better question, how much would you accept to go blind for the rest of your life... 1 million euro, 2 million? You could still do a lot of stuff, listen to good music eat nice foods etc and the money could go a long way for your family, especially those with children. I would personally be talking at least 5 million.

Not for ANY amount of money.

PhotogTom

BEST ---- QUESTION

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EVER!

mattjack

Chop Chop wrote: »

Most blind people can see with their ears.

I remember the time my Dad was sacked by Nicki Laudas F1 racing team , he was a motor mechanic with them , my Dad visited Lauda in hospital just after Lauda was in his famous crash where he had his ears burned off .

To cheer Lauda up my Dad told him he'd save a fortune in sunglasses and that contact lens werent that bad seeing as his ears were gone.

fasttalkerchat

Sacramento wrote: »

I can see the t-shirts now

"I'M BLIND, NOT TIRED."

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Mr Benevolent

DrumSteve wrote: »

I mean, its always dark for them. That is condusive to sleeping right?

It's not dark, they don't have any input from the optical nerve in the first place. They don't have that sense. At least that's true for most blind people.

Mr Benevolent

smcgiff wrote: »

Not for ANY amount of money.

And that's from an accountant. Says a lot.

Ihatecuddles-old

How do they know they're done wiping their ass?

Chop Chop

Ihatecuddles wrote: »

How do they know they're done wiping their ass?

They can hear the shíte on the toilet paper.

Annasopra

barry181091 wrote: »

We need some blind people opinions on this!

















oh wait.

Wait what?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/JAWS_(screen_reader)

Logical_Bear

TOMs WIFE wrote: »

I don't find this funny.

the internet really isnt for you.

Can I recommend a few other sites for you? try facesofdeath.com and 4chan.org

seamus

Tearwave wrote: »

Here's a better question, how much would you accept to go blind for the rest of your life... 1 million euro, 2 million? You could still do a lot of stuff, listen to good music eat nice foods etc and the money could go a long way for your family, especially those with children. I would personally be talking at least 5 million.

Absolutely not for sale. Just one of those things. I would rather work a dull and boring job to just get by than to have a billion euros and no sight.

I'm sure for blind people it's not that bad, you come to terms with it and get used to it, but basically 99% of the things I can think of doing with a billion euros requires me to be able to see what I'm doing.

My hearing, that's a different matter. And that's coming from a guy who loves his music. There's probably a price for that, but it's probably in the hundreds of millions. Even at that, I'd have to think about it for weeks. I don't have a bad life that requires stupid amounts of money to make me happy. I'd like to earn a little more, work a little less and have no debts, sure. But I'm not really willing to trade intangible things like sight and hearing to make life insanely comfortable. It's not like I'm living in sub-saharan Africa. Life is comfortable, and compared to 99% of the rest of the people in the world I might as well be a millionaire.

To never be able to see my wife or daughter smiling again would absolutely crush me. To not be able to hear them would be devastating too, but not quite as much.

Meangadh

Yeah I mean you can learn sign language or write things down to communicate with people, but a lack of sight is so debilitating. You would end up so dependant on others. If you're deaf you can live a far more "normal" life. And like Seamus, I say that as someone who loves music- I listen to it every day and perform it a few times a week. But give me my sight any day.

I wear contact lenses and I'd give up most of my other mod cons over my contacts. Hopefully some day I'll afford the laser surgery. Those of ye who have 20-20 vision should really know how lucky ye are- to wake up in the morning, open your eyes and be able to just see everything perfectly. There's a reason why they call it the "gift" of sight, so seriously, treasure it!


(I did however, laugh heartily at the thread title, classic!)

Clandestine

Because of their lack of sight, the energy they would usually consume from using their sight is not used. Therefore, they receive a sort of "power boost" which allows them to stay awake and focus their attention, moreso than the average person in fact.

the culture of deference

What do blind people dream of?

smcgiff

seamus wrote: »

Absolutely not for sale. Just one of those things. I would rather work a dull and boring job to just get by than to have a billion euros and no sight.

I'm sure for blind people it's not that bad, you come to terms with it and get used to it, but basically 99% of the things I can think of doing with a billion euros requires me to be able to see what I'm doing.

My hearing, that's a different matter. And that's coming from a guy who loves his music. There's probably a price for that, but it's probably in the hundreds of millions. Even at that, I'd have to think about it for weeks. I don't have a bad life that requires stupid amounts of money to make me happy. I'd like to earn a little more, work a little less and have no debts, sure. But I'm not really willing to trade intangible things like sight and hearing to make life insanely comfortable. It's not like I'm living in sub-saharan Africa. Life is comfortable, and compared to 99% of the rest of the people in the world I might as well be a millionaire.

To never be able to see my wife or daughter smiling again would absolutely crush me. To not be able to hear them would be devastating too, but not quite as much.

I've heard it said that deaf people are more socially removed than blind people.

JustAThought

smcgiff wrote: »

I've heard it said that deaf people are more socially removed than blind people.

Wha?

baalthor

smcgiff wrote: »

I've heard it said that deaf people are more socially removed than blind people.

Where I grew up there was one blind person and one deaf person in our community.
The blind person went to the same schools as everyone else, socialised in the same places, got married, has a family.

The deaf person went to a school for the deaf where they learned sign language. They do go out and and socialise but as nearly no one else has sign language, their communication options are more limited. Sometimes in shops they have to write things down on paper for the shop staff.

Of course, many deaf people can communicate through speech but it's not true to say either that blind people are always dependant on others.

Look at it this way: have you ever been in a situation where you had to communicate with someone without seeing them (say in a different room or on the phone) or where you could see someone but not hear them (like in a very noisy pub)?
Which was more challenging?

Or which would people prefer ?
A television with no sound or a radio?

joetoad

They have a giant vibrating egg shoved up their ass that stops them falling asleep

smcgiff

JustAThought wrote: »

Wha?

I SAID... Ah, never mind.

Truncheon Rouge

seamus wrote: »

To never be able to see my wife or daughter smiling again would absolutely crush me. To not be able to hear them would be devastating too, but not quite as much.

More importantly you'd never be able to watch porn again.

I know AH is bandit-country regarding matters of taste...

But ughhh, I don't see the humour here

smcgiff

joetoad wrote: »

stops them falling asleep

That's what they said... And you believed them