Have You Ever Been Injured Because of Your Blindness?
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- Tommy Edison, who’s been blind since birth, talks about all the times he's been injured or had an accident.
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#story #injury blindness
Has anyone ever bumped into you and asked rudely if you were blind or something? Did you reply "why yes, I am. Thank you." ?
Kip's Journey he keeps his eyes closed and caries a cane sometimes so I think people get the hint
really? Then why did he say in the video that people have bumped into him? it is NYC... people bump into one another. I think you missed the joke.
Kip's Journey no I think you missed my joke I got yours and Just added some extra banter to it
LOL thank you then. i get your line now with all the sarcasm drippin' off it.
I’m not sure who deserves this... but
I don't think limping is something you learn. The act of trying to walk without putting weight on your foot is what limping is.
he's so positive i love him
"Did you get into a fight?" Yeah and you should see the other guy!
That deck of Braille playing cars gave me a question: do you enjoy playing games? What about board games, so you play those?
Lol.... The falling down the stairs was great!! Someone mighta had a bit too much to drink that night if ya didn't even remember it!!
You are the best Tommy! :D
The biggest thing this channel has taught me is that blind people don't magically cope with not being able to see, they're just a bit better at navigating with only hearing and touch.
I'm not visually impaired, but I have trouble gaging distances and have trouble with vertigo. So, I constantly bump into tables, walls, door/doorways, people, objects, etc. I also hit my head getting in and out of cars all the time. I have so many scars and bruises. It's not fun.
you are a legend
I'd love to see you play one of those all text video games and compare it to being blind. I always "felt blind" when playing them.
Hey Tommy, can you make an episode where you try to teach a sighted person how to use a walking stick? They could wear a blindfold or something and try to walk around with it. I think that would be a cool video :)
How do you feel about the Vaporwave music genre?
Hey tommy, I was wondering, can you form shapes in your head. like can you imagine how things look from a 3d perspective if you have touched it before. Also when you cross the road do you just walk out very slowly so they have time to see you, or do you ask for help?
Embarrassment hits us all.
I am sighted and I have ran into open doors more times than I would really want to admit. lol I am a klutz.
I may not be blind but i injure myself also pretty often. Especially one time on my birthday i walked no i ran straight into a glass door. And it was so embaressing because on the other side my mum and aunt were sitting half laughing half worrying (heck how do you write that). It must have looked like in a cartoon when the characters just walk into a glass door and their face is squished together XD
Him singing lol x10000
wow, your experience with walking into things sounds a lot like mine but I'm sighted........rode my bike into the back of a parked truck once at full speed, fell down plenty of stairs as well.
Your singing at the end was awesome. xD
Indeed, fellow smiley.
Fizzy Note it was pretty funny.
I would watch an entire video of him doing that.
Lola Bradford me too!! he's very funny doing it but he is quite good
Do do do dooodoot! *sorry* bahahaha
Reading "do not touch" in braille would be pretty scary, woudn't it? :D
Hot surface.
Lmao!! That's a good one
😂😂😂
It would be like reading a sign that said " do not read" 😆
@@wampachomp5120 "do not open your eyes. Mass UV radiation"
You shouldn't feel embarassed, Tommy. You've got a pretty good excuse.
v yea 😁
v The excuse is so good, it's not even a real excuse
Seeing people run into stuff all the time , mostly cell phones
You're so cheerful about this stuff! Just, "Oh yeah, it was kinda funny / People freaking out / I almost died." What?
IMPE: when it happens often enough, it does become kinda grimly funny.
@@saizai What does “IMPE” mean? _🤔_
@@immortalsun In My Personal Experience. (Just "IME" is more common.)
He never said he almost died even once. Where'd you get that.
@@knt5429 him falling under the train
I see perfectly well, and have fallen and injured myself 4 times in the last 3 weeks. Vision is overrated. x)
zmashd it goes both ways. It's overrated and taken for granted.
i walk into poles a lot and i'm sighted
@@Pingaheimer
yay mr. youtube psychologist pls start diagnosing me now!!! free therapy. you're great
I don’t think he will see this
I do the same thing but I have an excuse when I'm not wearing my glasses. I'm extremely near sighted and have some depth perception issues(which I literally just found out was there my whole life) so I'm not fully sighted all the time
at least if it gets really cold he can cover his entire face
I find it to be intriguing that he feels embarrassment even though he can't see anyone's reactions.
I get your drift, but it goes beyond people pointing and smiling
I've embarrassed myself when no one was around... it's an odd feeling. lol It's just an emotion, and doesn't require vision
@ yeah that's a reasonable response to something being interesting.
And for the record, I feel almost no human embarrassment in normal situations, including car accidents and unfortunate losses of bodily functions.
Why are you being so aggressive for no reason?
he could have heard kids laugh at him when he made mistakes as a kid, that will make you embarrassed too. People can make you feel embarrassed by the sounds they make, and words they say, as well as by pointing or staring. In fact I would consider being laughed at to be more of a trope of embarrassment than any visual cue.
Isnt also interesting when someone is alone and does something stupid they feel embarrassment even though noone was near
I wonder if he's ever gone on a blind date.
Every date would be a blind date for him, technically.
Mephostopheles You don't say
omg, that's a funny & bad pun
Dragger I do, actually. Thanks for noticing.
james wasda Come on man.
I've... actually... walked head first into a light pole.. walking. With sight.
I share your pain.
CounterNerd me 2 while checking out a girl on a swing hahahaha
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thanks
Pink Dawg of Doom thank you so much
Pink Dawg of Doom thank fuck, i've been searching for ages
10/10 useful information
Pink Dawg of Doom thanks, I hate it when I forget!
Has anyone noticed that he blinks with his eyes closed?
Yep it's a reflex, try keeping your eyes closed when you aren't going to sleep
I do it either! I don't know how it works, it just happen
Have you seen his eyes he blind
Human habit.
I love that you make the same faces when you sing those songs as anyone else imitating those voices would; I always assumed people just imitate faces while they imitate voices, but apparently the faces just go with the voices.
Savant that's very cool, thanks. :-)
I envy your editing skills! Good job. And also great punch lines one after another. You have a great sense of humor
Crazy Nate hi
Tommy are you immortal?
Grandmaster Kush yes
Grandmaster Kush a
You said you have burned yourself when you cook. Do you cook often yourself? Could you do an episode where you make your speciality? I love cooking shows and it would be really interesting to know how it works on your perspective.
Raatomieli he made chicken strips and fries before in his house and he also made a pizza at a pizza place
Raatomieli look up how blind people cook tommy Edison
Raatomieli I meant to say he made burgers and fries not chicken
oh, thanks for the info!
Raatomieli i second this
lol i just realized i havent seen a woman who is blind in my whole life
Frances Farmer she probably hasn't seen you either
One ticket to hell please!
PulseAmv that was good
Frances Farmer there are twin sisters at my school who are both blind
Search up blind masterchef winner
If you're reading this, have a Great day! 😄😄😄
CyanGaming | ᴹᶦᶰᵉᶜʳᵃᶠᵗ ⁻ ᴳᵃᵐᵉᴾᶫᵃʸ why thank you, you have a great day as well. :-)
Dude! Did you go to the hospital after any of the times you hurt yourself? There could be some internal damage!
Netscape128™ Comment of the year
As a VI person, you get so used to hurting yourself, that you sorta just shrug everything off, even if there could be internal damage. It's only when something sticks around for a few days or gets bad like the story about his foot when we're like, "Oh... maybe I should get this checked out. You know, just in case. It's probably not that bad."
Netscape128™ , lol epic name
Robert Aslin that doesn’t make sense he’s already blind
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Have you tried echo locating ? would you be willing to learn?
like Daniel Kish.
Do blind people have fights... or at least with each other? lol
(love your channel)
The Tommy Edison Experience i have 3 friend who are blind, i know the Braille alphabet and i know how to use a brailler
Have you ever had a girlfriend tommy?
Trust me, Tommy, it's way more embarrassing when you're sighted and you walk straight into a pole.
Done it. More than once.
Question : How do you deal with awkward handshakes? Like someone tries to stretch their hand to handshake with you and you obviously can't see the hand and awkwardness occurs. Or you misplace your hand to handshake and can't find your target. How can you handshake? How can we handshake with a blind person? (I love your videos. Cheers from Turkey)
I think a good strategy would be to say, "Hey, nice to meet you, can I shake your hand?" and then shake their hand when they offer it.
Fatih He has talked about it before. When he meets someone he automatically puts his hand out and they grab his.
Easy: blind person puts out their hand, sighted person is the one to find it and clasp. It's a small delay but no big deal.
You should watch his video with Molly (another blind youtuber). He extended his hand to Molly and said "I'm extending my hand to you" but she couldn't see it. Both of them were trying to handshake and they actually did it. It was cute.
Sai What if he meets a blind person?
These sound rather familiar, though I've not had nearly that many. I remember once being really dizzy and in a rush, and somehow I managed to miss a whole damn tree with my cane. It knocked me on my ass, cut my face a bit, forehead was swollen for a while. Kinda embarrassing to miss something that big, but dizziness & blindness really don't mix well..
Neither does temporarily losing hearing. I had my ears obstructed a couple times, and damn it's disorienting to not be able to hear my cane tip. I know you can learn to do that - deaf-blind people do all the time - but not a skill I have. :-/
I know im late but dam....watch out for those trees man. Get it. 😂
Sighted people run into poles too! UA-cam is full of videos of people doing that! I ran into my kitchen cabinet. Just because we are looking at something else instead of where we are going!!! Tommy, then people will say-" Are you blind? " Ha-ha-ha!!
You are awesome beyond words and ypu have the greatest smile and sense of humor!!! Thank you for taking time to make these videos. You have made me see soooo much more that sight could never do on its own!!!❤💚💜💙💛👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
More longer videos please, I'd love to see more 10 minute videos instead of 5 minute videos.
Have you ever gone running even as a kid?
he has mentioned that he used to like to do it at the beach since there is nothing to bump into.
Hyper Fuze perkele
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Whenever I am feeling down, Tommy's positive attitude always cheers me up. Keep on rockin' sir.
Tommy can you give us a house tour?
Bless your little heart, Tommy. For me, this was uncomfortable to watch, especially the head injuries you mentioned. Falling down the stairs is scary for a sighted person, so I can only imagine how it was for you. Glad you're okay!
He's a grown man.
Hehe singing Tommy is the best :3
Did you get bullied at school for being blind?
That'd be pretty cruel if somebody bullied him cause he was blind! :(
He was bullied but apparently not to the point of being heavily damaged.
Tommy: “sometimes I bang my knee of the coffee table”
Me: don’t worry, I can see and I still whack my knee off it
Do you have any tattoos?
If not... Would you get one?
Nick Ross no and no. :-)
Not sure if I'd get one either if I had to go through the pain of stabbing my skin repeatedly for something I can't even see lol...
Why would he?
Mephostopheles Same reason why he cares about what he wears. He, like everyone else has tge freedom to express themselves.
Nick Ross Yeah, but clothes are a necessity. If you go out naked, you'll get arrested for indecent exposure. So, if you have to wear clothes, may as well look nice to others if not to yourself. No one's gonna be pissed at you for not having a tattoo, and Tommy himself would have no reason to care (because he can't see the tattoo anyway). So, there's really no good reason to do it.
Tommy, my worst experience with ice ironically happened when I was still fully cited. I was about nine years old walking to school with my mom in the winter. We went to cross the street, but neither one of us realized that the street was completely iced over. As we were crossing, the both of us slipped and landed right on our butts. The street happens to be a downward slope as well, so we slid down the street. Funny thing is, by the time we were done sliding down the street we had almost reached my school, LOL
are rolercoasters scary for you
uzyus there is a video of me riding one on the channel, have a look I think you will enjoy it.
Tommy, I was at that "Formal" dinner party with my girlfriend at the time. She was the one with the red hair. Oh crap, sorry, bad description.
Anyway, it wasnt really formal. As a joke, we all sat around in our underwear, while you wore a jacket and tie.
Nice tie though...
Hippie With A Cowboy Hat oh, she was lovely. That red hair really made her stand out. :-)
it's so interesting that Tommy hoped no one "saw" him hit the pole l. Even blind people care about their appearance, or how others perceive them.
thank god being on the radio doesn't require YOU to sing. that'd be aweful! xD . better keep that one to the artists!
Scharlie Scheen very funny, better leave the comedy to me. :-)
roasted toasted.
The Tommy Edison Experience Hahahaha, you always know what to say Tommy.
Damn, burned you so bad you couldn't even muster up a response 😂
oooohh, epic burn!
I've seen sighted people walk into poles when they're not paying attention. At least you have an excuse, Tommy! 😁
What about insects? Are you afraid of any? Since it's the look of some of them that scare me, is it the sound for you? Like maybe bees scare you more than spiders? If so, how did it start? So many questions. Tell me! I must know!
Tommy must have like 100's of bruises all over
Infotor no, not 100. :-)
@@TommyEdisonXP a thousand O.O and a lot of ice. Also how do you actually properly tie your shoes? Or do you use Velcro? I'm genually curious .-.
Have you "seen" Home Alone? If so: what did you think of it? It's such a classic and I always laugh when the bad guys get rammed by an iron, no matter how many times I saw the movies haha.
You guys should make a reaction video of Tommy riding in a Nissan GTR or a Tesla and try out the launch control. Could make a video.
Have you ever or do you ever "watch" movies in another language?
I suppose he could, but outside of reviewing the music, it wouldn't do him much good
Crystal Kanashii I was asking if he has ever "watched" movies *in another language*. Yes, I know he's the Blind Film Critic but he always "watches" movies in English, a language that he understands.
I was asking whether he has "watched" movies in a language that he doesn't understand. If he has, does he have an English braille translation of the script or something? I mean, it's not like he can read subtitles.
Crystal Kanashii All is forgiven.
I liked the singing at the end. lol
This click bait made me so worried.
Elizbeth Lenchen hows it clickbait?
CucumberLord cause he almost died?!?!?!?!?! I always assume the worst.
Its not a clickbait lol.
Jaska Jokunen but the pow made me wonder if a car hit him and he was in the hospital or something, it's clickbait goddammit!
Elizbeth Lenchen Pow Doesnt mean a car hit You.
I hope you can get this read to you, but I hope you know your attitude is absolutely spectacular. You're absolutely amazing and have overcome some amazing obstacles. A person who can laugh off things others could not. I love watch your videos, to see your perspective on the world as well as to get a greater understanding of your struggles as well as others whole struggle with you. Keep your spirits high as you do, you are a extraordinary individual!
I've seen sighted people crash into glass doors. Hilarious.
Why don't blind people wear hats or headbands with antennae to feel if something is at their head level? The equivalent of the white cane, just pointing upward. It could be two springs or something similar. Actually, why don't I wear that, I'm not blind but I'm tall and bump my head all the time.
Does someone read Tommy his comments? It'd be sad if he never got to hear all this good feedback
Tommy Barnard his computer reads comments to him
Honestly you should never EVER feel embarrassed.. if it happens to people who could've seen it coming (pun not intended) they should feel embarrassed! I walked into a glassdoor once man that hurts pretty bad! Luckily it was already pretty dark and the store was closed xD
Damn, I love all these little self-ironic jokes ;D
Don't worry. Even sighted people bump into lightpoles, most do it while looking at their mobile phones. Quite often i have the impression people who are obsessed with mobile phones are even more blind to their surroundings than blind people, because at least you, as a blind person, are paying attention while walking around. ;D
i was riding my bike and slammed my head into it cause i was texting :D
aa hahahaa....falling down the stairs is NOT funny. But falling down stairs that have a turn...yea, that's funny. (sorry) I don't think this will offend you, since you say your friend thought it was cool.
Enough said after "company party"?? Do you drink alcohol? I couldn't imagine a blind person drunk! You don't have to respond .... I was just curious.
I'm so glad I found this channel. Love it! Keep it up! smiley face
p.s. - I typed out smiley face because....I figure that's more descriptive a colon & closed parentheses. Now that I've typed all that I realize, you don't even know what a smiley face looks like....but I bet your visions of happiness are far better than ours.
hey tommy you should do product reviews. and maybe review usefull products you have in your house :)
I was born blind in my left eye. When I was young I thought blind people were born with the ability to read braille. So I figured I must be able to HALF read braille. I was very wrong...
i just love his out-non-look on life
Well Tommy, I'm sure you're curious as to what you look like but you're very handsome and your personality just makes you that much more attractive. I really can't get over how positive you are. Tommy, you're such a beautiful person and you have a hundred watt smile. Seriously, you're smile is incredible and has the power to make so many others smile too. Tommy, you're a gem and anyone who is lucky enough to have you as part of their life should appreciate you and really realize just how lucky they are to have an honest, positive and beautiful friend like you. I could only hope to meet someone like you and if I ever did, I'd appreciate every minute of it cuz I'd know I've found someone really special. Please don't ever change, I know it sounds corny and a bit cliche but I really mean it please don't ever change you're awesome just the way you are and you have an amazing team of your fans and subscribers that will always be here to back you up in anything you choose to do in life. Just remember, we are all here for you Tommy, you're awesome. Love you.
have you ever used conditioner before shampoo?
I had a history teacher once that was blind. I were always so scared that he would hurt himself in the classroom. He never stood still while talking, and his crotch was just at the height of our tables, so if he bumped in to one, it would hit him right in the junk! It always looked so painful!
I kept thinking to myself "Stand still!" But he never did.
Ouch
Omg the ending😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
How do you do your shopping? Say you're in a hurry and can't order online
You need a helmet, knee pads, leg pads, Brest plate, I think you'll be alright until you fall off a cliff. maybe get a backpack parachute. you should be good.
how do you cook?
sacredbanana there is a video on the channel where I show how I cook. Have a look. :-)
The Tommy Edison Experience thanks il check it out
The real question is, how do you reply to these comments?
The way he replies is ether his Best Friend does it for him (I forgot the guys name) or He scrolls thru the Comments on his Computer which is on Narrator Mode, Also considering talk and text ways exist in which he doesn't even have to type on a keyboard in order to make a comment.
I love when you sing! BTW you must be made of concrete because I swear every time I walk into something there's blood involved lol. maybe your body has evolved into something like what a woodpecker has, where you have a sponge material over your bone to protect against the bangs into shit lmao jk
Your singing totally brightened up my day!
Falling between a train and a platform O.O
I don't know how wide that gap is in the US, but I know that it's pretty narrow in most of the trains I get on. So I imagine it would be pretty easy to get stuck down there. terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.
I really like this format
Tommy.. can you do a family tag please? I would love to see your family and hear stories about you from them. New subscriber here :) love you tommy!! ♥♥
Damn Tommy I could listen to you for hours.
Great video Tommy. It's not "weird" to see someone with a cane bang into something, the first thing I think most people would think is "are they okay? Poor fella, that must have hurt"
Where do you work?
FierceViper I worked in radio for a long time in Connecticut. :-)
Why does your channel-title translate to german? I think that's an unnecessary feature.. Your videos are in english anyway so no need for me as a german viewer to have 'the experience' translated to a word that sounds less appealing. Of course it's not a big thing but it bothers me a little :D Maybe turn that off if you can.
Have you ever made a good ass meme?
"What, you dress yourself this morning, Tommy? What happened?" Brutal... Well, I guess it would be MORE brutal to the non-blind person who did dress you. Speaking of which, do you just own neutral colors so you always match, or do you have someone who coordinates for you? Man, it would be really mean to throw in random brightly colored clothes in the mix, so randomly you would go out looking like a crayola accident.
You are great man please reply
VoR Jack OK, I have replied. :-)
How in the world did he reply if he is blind
Blaise Evans Someone reads the comments for him or he has a voice recorder that he uses for the comments.
One time when I was 12 I was riding a road bike and reading a manual for a video game. Then bam right into the back of a pickup. Hurt for days
How long can you manage without blinking?
cyancoyote if you take a closer look you can see he actually blinks
This was a genuine question :)
his eyes are always closed. because that's easy for him , talked about it in one of his video
But you can still "blink" when your eyelids are closed
Do blind people have good memories? The fact that you can't rely on things with your sight, I'd assume you have to remember a lot more than the average person.
Tommy how do you text people?
Owenrobot He showed his phone in other videos, he uses the voiceover application which reads out what keys, apps, etc he clicks on
Kate t thx
I don't think you've ever talked about music on this channel. What kind of music do you like and do you play any instruments?