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Posted: 26th May 2011 16:03 Edited at: 26th May 2011 16:05
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After seeing this I was pretty impressed. I was intrigue by the possibilities it presented. It might sound stupid, but I decided to put a small voltage accross my tongue - I have seen guys put 9v batteries on their tongues before with no damage so I thought it should be alright

I started off with about 0.5v just to check nothing crazy was going to happen, when I thought I was feeling something but I wasn't sure so I went to 4v. I could definately feel a stronger metallic taste when the voltage was on. To prove this I connected an LED and a wire out of a chip which would turn the light on and raise the voltage "randomly" and simultaneously. I could definately notice a difference and therefore I could tell when the LED was lit up or not without looking. I then moved on to 2 wires and could tell when each was on or off...

Just been thinking of all the possibilities. Perhaps largely replacing screens. It would allow the input to the brain to be much higher so long as your not eating you could have both a screen and a tongue-tingler feeding you information...
Anyone else got any ideas?

If pots and pans were "if"s and "and"s there would be no work for programmer's hands...
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Posted: 26th May 2011 16:34
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Wow that's cool. Kind of like those deaf folks who use echolocation. Except they use their ears to process visual information and this guy uses his tongue.

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Posted: 26th May 2011 17:07
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Wow... the forum president thinks it's cool. I am humbled!
But anyways...yeah, I saw that. Ive always been interested by this kinda thing because although it would be cool to be an android I just wouldn't feel comfortable having hardware physically implanted into me (unless to replace a limb). So this is a nice halfway...

If pots and pans were "if"s and "and"s there would be no work for programmer's hands...
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That's pretty cool! Never going to be a good way to check the girls out though is it...?

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Posted: 26th May 2011 17:17
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Did you know that blind people can buy a camera that feeds electrical signals onto a plate, which is placed on your tongue? It takes a while to get used to all of the prickling and twitching, but they are soon able to see again.

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Quote: "Did you know that blind people can buy a camera that feeds electrical signals onto a plate, which is placed on your tongue? It takes a while to get used to all of the prickling and twitching, but they are soon able to see again."

Isn't that what this guy is doing?

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Posted: 26th May 2011 17:23 Edited at: 26th May 2011 17:24
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Quote: "Isn't that what this guy is doing?"


Well he asked if it were possible and what possibilities there might be, and I said it was and gave an example

[EDIT] Didn't click the link...

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Posted: 26th May 2011 18:43
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Awesome title

I watched that program, though admittedly I didn't respond to it by electrocuting myself. I'm sure You'll revolutionise the world one day, with spiked blackened hair

The problem with reading data through your tongue is that it takes a while for you to read even basic information. Increasing the number of wires to more than 6-8 would just be too confusing to understand. The only reason the pictures work is you are taking in one piece of information from many inputs

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Posted: 26th May 2011 19:26
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Quote: " Increasing the number of wires to more than 6-8 would just be too confusing to understand."


Ocho, the brain is an amazing thing, if it can adapt to see pictures using your tongue, just think of the possibilities.

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Posted: 26th May 2011 22:27
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you'd be suprised how easy it is to confuse it... or maybe that's just me

Try playing three songs in your head at the same time which aren't in sync with each other

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This is actually pretty impressive.

I just now realized I've had a typo in my signature for the past 3 years.
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Quote: "Try playing three songs in your head at the same time which aren't in sync with each other"

if you did this regularly you probably would be able to pick out individual songs.


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Posted: 27th May 2011 22:26 Edited at: 27th May 2011 22:26
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Quote: "Try playing three songs in your head at the same time which aren't in sync with each other"


I can sing and play guitar. I can talk and type (seperate sentances) and I reckon with a bit of practice I could probably read at the same time. If you had to rely on any system for long enough your brain would adapt Im sure.

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Posted: 27th May 2011 23:53
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ah but thats only two things... Threes the magic number

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Take drums for example, I can't play to save my life, but if I practiced long enough, i'd eventually be able to make my feet and arms do separate things.

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i did 220v a few times (open wall socket)its cool i guess but this stuff can really kill you so i try to stay away from any exposed wall sockets. Kinda hard tho. I tried my first wall socket when i was about 5yo. after that i thought i was a robot.

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Posted: 30th May 2011 13:52
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Quote: "i did 220v a few times (open wall socket)its cool i guess but this stuff can really kill you so i try to stay away from any exposed wall sockets. Kinda hard tho. I tried my first wall socket when i was about 5yo. after that i thought i was a robot."


Sounds cool

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I thought that was enough to kill you instantly, like for definite, not chance.

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Posted: 30th May 2011 15:41
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I've electrocuted myself by the mains and it hurt like hell! My toes and fingers hurt for two days!


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Posted: 30th May 2011 16:20
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Quote: "i did 220v a few times (open wall socket)its cool i guess but this stuff can really kill you so i try to stay away from any exposed wall sockets. Kinda hard tho. I tried my first wall socket when i was about 5yo. after that i thought i was a robot.
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You make it sound like drugs


... Wait, that was the joke, wasn't it :/

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Posted: 30th May 2011 16:58
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I wonder what he sees when he eats...

(also, obese, you should check your email)

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