Colorblind man experiences color for the first time using special glasses
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[video=youtube;fTpCTDwjHZQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTpCTDwjHZQ[/video]
he puts the glasses at 1:20
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but how????
They're stylin aviators to boot.
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;47721431]but how????[/QUOTE]
[url]http://enchroma.com/[/url]
[editline]14th May 2015[/editline]
Holy shit though just try to imagine this. Try to imagine seeing a [b]new[/b] color. Not a shade of a color you already know, a god damn new color. This guy must be blown the fuck away.
[editline]14th May 2015[/editline]
This shit makes me so happy.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVsMTLbEq8o[/media]
[QUOTE=Wolverunder;47721500]Holy shit though just try to imagine this. Try to imagine seeing a [b]new[/b] color. Not a shade of a color you already know, a god damn new color. This guy must be blown the fuck away.
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That's not what it does though?
[quote]With the EnChroma lens, colors appear brighter and more saturated. People report that their color discrimination is faster and more accurate, they are able to see more vibrant colors. They are more likely to notice objects that are differentiated against a background based on color (such as a flower against background of leaves), whereas without the lens those objects would have been overlooked.[/quote]
It doesn't fix your color vision like you had never been color blind to begin with. It just makes what you already can see brighter and more defined.
[QUOTE=Zestence;47721623]That's not what it does though?
It doesn't fix your color vision like you had never been color blind to begin with. It just makes what you already can see brighter and more defined.[/QUOTE]
never before seen shades
This guy has a pretty good explanation about how the lenses work, starting from 10:17.
[video=youtube;QHKXb3tXj24]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHKXb3tXj24[/video]
[QUOTE=Zestence;47721623]That's not what it does though?
It doesn't fix your color vision like you had never been color blind to begin with. It just makes what you already can see brighter and more defined.[/QUOTE]
My understanding is it blocks out specific frequencies of light in such a way that people with deuteranopia form of colour blindless like myself are able to more or less see colours like reds and oranges and pinks, just not exactly as a regular person would. The colours they allow us to see ARE fairly accurate to what normal people see apparently.
Basically, colour blindness is our eyes not being able to deal with certain frequencies of light caused by certain colours so they just end up overlapping and blending together. These glasses block out some frequencies so that overlap isn't as severe and it aids in us seeing what we should be seeing. I'm really considering getting a pair
[QUOTE=Pandamox;47721830]My understanding is it blocks out specific frequencies of light in such a way that people with deuteranopia form of colour blindless like myself are able to more or less see colours like reds and oranges and pinks, just not exactly as a regular person would.[/QUOTE]
Or even brighter. Some of these people describe seeing greens and reds almost as if they're glowing under a blacklight.
Of course it might just seem that way to them because they've never seen the colors that well before. I kind of want to see what it would look like if someone took a photo through one these lenses using it as a filter.
[QUOTE=Zestence;47721838]Or even brighter. Some of these people describe seeing greens and reds almost as if they're glowing under a blacklight.
Of course it might just seem that way to them because they've never seen the colors that well before. I kind of want to see what it would look like if someone took a photo through one these lenses using it as a filter.[/QUOTE]
Just watched that video and it seems I wasn't far off with my understanding, the glasses eliminate the overlap so colours show up a lot more vibrant and your brain can interpret them easier without getting confused. So a red shirt will be incredibly red and bright because there's no overlap from green. Definitely getting myself a pair of these
I kind of want to try the glasses because I'm RG-colorblind.
The world isn't that colorless for me... I think. Goddammit, I WANT TO TRY THEM!
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;47721431]but how????[/QUOTE]
Some people might suggest that science is to be blamed for this.
But it is more likely some kind of witchcraft.
[QUOTE=Wolverunder;47721500]
Holy shit though just try to imagine this. Try to imagine seeing a [b]new[/b] color. Not a shade of a color you already know, a god damn new color. This guy must be blown the fuck away.
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It's incredible, I cannot imagine what it would be like to see a whole new colour or shade.
[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;47721873]I kind of want to try the glasses because I'm RG-colorblind.
The world isn't that colorless for me... I think. Goddammit, I WANT TO TRY THEM![/QUOTE]
It sucks that they're so expensive. I wonder if something like health insurance would cover it maybe?
[editline]14th May 2015[/editline]
[sp]If you ever get some you have to make a video for Facepunch[/sp]
At the end, when he was looking at the flowers and kept taking the glasses off and putting them back on, that shit must have been [I]mind blowing.[/I]
Gosh. I never really thought about how confusing it would be to be color blind. Videos like this make me very grateful that I don't have to deal with that, and I'm glad that things like these glasses exist to help that.
Ohh man his reaction is so strong, I've never gotten emotional over a Youtube video before.. Damn...
I wonder if one day, we can use this to view light which is non-visible to humans? Or would we need wholly new cones just to be able to see into the ultraviolet/ infrared spectrum?
[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;47721873]I kind of want to try the glasses because I'm RG-colorblind.
The world isn't that colorless for me... I think. Goddammit, I WANT TO TRY THEM![/QUOTE]
[url]http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/[/url]
Take the colourblindness test here and see if the glasses would help.
[editline]15th May 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;47732380]I wonder if one day, we can use this to view light which is non-visible to humans? Or would we need wholly new cones just to be able to see into the ultraviolet/ infrared spectrum?[/QUOTE]
Well you could probably make glasses that translates frequencies of light TO the colors we already see, but we will not be able to distinguish them as new colors. For example, you could probably take the IR light and mix it with the red, so that we'd see IR as just red.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;47732380]I wonder if one day, we can use this to view light which is non-visible to humans? Or would we need wholly new cones just to be able to see into the ultraviolet/ infrared spectrum?[/QUOTE]
We are going to need a few mantis shrimps.
[QUOTE=Str4fe;47732527][url]http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/[/url]
Take the colourblindness test here and see if the glasses would help.[/QUOTE]
Took it. All I got out of it was a headache and this.
[QUOTE]Mild deutans (“doo-tans”) have a mild form of red-green color blindness caused by an anomaly in the M-cone photopigment gene sequence.
Mild deutans usually respond very positively to the EnChroma lens. We believe there is a 95% chance that EnChroma glasses will help your color vision.[/QUOTE]
Now I'm crying.
[QUOTE=Zestence;47721623]That's not what it does though?
It doesn't fix your color vision like you had never been color blind to begin with. It just makes what you already can see brighter and more defined.[/QUOTE]
I don't know why this guy has 12 disagrees.
No pair of glasses can give you a sense you don't have; rather these glasses aid in color discrimination by filtering out and boosting colors.
[QUOTE=Karmah;47734405]I don't know why this guy has 12 disagrees.
No pair of glasses can give you a sense you don't have; rather these glasses aid in color discrimination by filtering out and boosting colors.[/QUOTE]
You could just be like "oh wow what a touching video good for him" instead, but, y'know.
It is cool, I've seen this technology before. An interesting way to tackle the problem.
my heart just shattered
[QUOTE=Str4fe;47732527][url]http://enchroma.com/test/instructions/[/url]
Take the colourblindness test here and see if the glasses would help.
[editline]15th May 2015[/editline]
Well you could probably make glasses that translates frequencies of light TO the colors we already see, but we will not be able to distinguish them as new colors. For example, you could probably take the IR light and mix it with the red, so that we'd see IR as just red.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/IOetEzG.png[/img]
Oh. Well, thanks for showing me this. Won't waste my money now.
[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;47735285][img]http://i.imgur.com/IOetEzG.png[/img]
Oh. Well, thanks for showing me this. Won't waste my money now.[/QUOTE]
you could always buy it and return it if it doesn't work
red and green are worth that kind of money, you should absolutely try to do it, even if they don't work and you return/refund, you can't say you didn't try., It does say it has a 50% chance of working after all.
also, for those without color blindness like me, here is a reference
[t]http://www.myinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Color-Blindness-Types.jpg[/t]
he has the one on the bottom left
[QUOTE]All EnChroma products are satisfaction guaranteed for 30 days from the date of order fulfillment. You can return or exchange the product at your option. If you want to exchange for a frame of higher value we will need to charge you for the difference.
If you have any questions about ordering please do not hesitate to contact us.
To initiate a return please contact our customer service department by email at [email]crm@enchroma.com[/email].
Please note that you will be responsible for the cost of shipping when sending products back to us. For orders outside the USA please note that EnChroma is not responsible for any imposed duty or taxes imposed by your local government. To obtain refunds for those fees consult your local customs office.[/QUOTE]
please think about it
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