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The Boy With The Incredible Brain

Full documentary about Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who has been diagnosed with synesthesia, where his brain interprets numbers as shapes. This ability allows him to do complex mathematical computations in his head, like solving pi to the 22,500 decimal point. He's also adept at languages speaking more than nine, and able to learn a new one within one week. Though others have similar abilities, what sets Daniel apart is that unlike most autistic savants he does not seem to suffer from disabilities common among other autistic people.

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  • Date 3/3/2007 3:53:46 AM
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roadtrippin : LVL 12: VP 2.1: said:

roadtrippin

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998 days 14 hours ago...

I really believe it has to do with the percentage of our brain that most people use, versus people such as Daniel or Kim Peek, as bikephene said.

oksk89 : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

oksk89

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998 days 13 hours ago...

did you guys know that this guy is gay? not that it matters or anything. just something to think about. his boyfriend is a software engineer.

leysin : LVL 21: VP 3: said:

leysin

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998 days 13 hours ago...

I truely believe that its people like him throughout history that has defined that evolution of man.

Godsim : LVL 42: VP 5: said:

Godsim

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998 days 13 hours ago...

@novokshch:

Yes there are autistic females, strangely yet nobody found interest in doing a documentation about one. Imagine the sensation about a women who can tell you the exact price and designer from over a 100000 different shoes.

Tada : LVL 26: VP 3.5: said:

Tada

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998 days 11 hours ago...

novokshch: Depens on how you look at it. You see, all women are retarded but they can still do most things fairly well, cept for the higher human qualities like driving cars, being in the army, reading and winning the Nobel prize.
Those that have been able to reach that point of humanity are the real savants.

masaphats : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

masaphats

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998 days 11 hours ago...

i got a concussion when i was in high school. my favorite subject used tp be the sciences and math. I even took chem, bio, and physics in high school, but after my concussion I started to like English and, especially philosophy, more. I don't know if there is any connection, in fact i doubt there is one. But this vid makes me think about the power of the human brain. And the amazing things it can do.

EintrachtHadeln : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

EintrachtHadeln

1 votes NegativePositive

998 days 10 hours ago...

Damn this guy is incredible! I can't even divide 20 by 2 without making mistakes *lol* You might be able to guess how impressed I am. And I am considered as a person who's able to learn languages in no-time but compared to Daniel my knowledge in foreign languages seems to be that of a 5yo child!!! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!! 5/5

gaijintwin : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

gaijintwin

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998 days 10 hours ago...

imagine a world populated with his kind. wouldn't that be interesting.

gruvin : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

gruvin

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998 days 8 hours ago...

Thank you.

oksk89 : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

oksk89

1 votes NegativePositive

998 days 7 hours ago...

"gaijintwin" in a world popluated with his kind, people would be nothing more than normal.

what makes him stand out so much from is us the fact that he is so different and talented.

Bomberboy : LVL 15: VP 2.4: said:

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998 days 6 hours ago...

"if i only had a brain"

eddie08 : LVL 23: VP 3.2: said:

eddie08

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998 days 6 hours ago...

That was an absolutely fascinating documentary. Daniel's quite an inspiration for so many people out there, showing that there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it. 5/5

midnight banana : LVL 3: VP 1.2: said:

midnight banana

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998 days 5 hours ago...

He needs to try his luck at picking lottery numbers!!!

sdecoff1 : LVL 14: VP 2.3: said:

sdecoff1

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998 days 4 hours ago...

"one day you'll be as good as me" Grease ball, that Daniel guy is already better.

Gaffski : LVL 7: VP 1.6: said:

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998 days 4 hours ago...

I appreciate the effort the guy went to to upload the whole thing. Cheers treacle

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