Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for February 14, 2016
February 13, 2016
February 15, 2016
Transcript:
Neil Harbisson is the world's first government recognized human cyborg- an antenna implanted in his head allowing him to hear color! Crafted in Switzerland in 1824 a Chinese aristocrat, a jewel encrusted gold and enamel Ethiopian Caterpillar automation still runs like clockwork! Saiki, Japan, restaurant Nishikizushi creates sushi that looks like Koi fish!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 9 years ago
So, Neil, what does green sound like anyway? Or how about periwinkle?
cb795 almost 9 years ago
according to a report on him he is an artist with an extreme form of color blindness. The implant is an attempt to give him some way of interpreting colors.
Dean almost 9 years ago
Apparently he has no wish for a more subtle styling of the antenna to make it less obvious, deliberately provoking some of his problems with governments.
Marblemouth almost 9 years ago
Ahhh—-my next Get-Rich project. Creating Koi fish that look like sushi.
flowergirl19 almost 9 years ago
Well they just don’t make them like they used to.
Pedmar Premium Member almost 9 years ago
OH, the Japanese are obsessed with koi. I remember an item in the news a few years back about a koi with a pattern similar to a human face on its head, and people came from hundreds of miles away just to look at it.
comixbomix almost 9 years ago
“Allows”?Not the right word…
english.ann almost 9 years ago
The antenna ENABLES him to “hear” colors.So he’s color blind; before I read that comment, I thought this antenna was for seeing colors in the dark. But night-vision goggles can make THAT possible.
finnygirl Premium Member almost 9 years ago
I googled the Ethiopian caterpillar….apparently it’s movement realistically simulates that of a real caterpillar. I think that’s very interesting (ever since I was a child, long ago, I’ve loved to watch caterpillars crawling along).