12 Dec 06
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Originally posted by kmax87Do you have eidetic vision?
as Pauline would say 'please explain'?
eidetic /detk/ a. & n. E20. [f. Gk eidetikos, f. eidos form: see -ETIC.] Psychol. A adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating a recollected mental image having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible; (of a person) capable of perceiving such images. E20. B n. A person able to perceive eidetic images. E20. eidetically adv. E20. eidetiker /detk/ n. [G] a person with the faculty of seeing eidetic images L20.
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12 Dec 06
Originally posted by Bosse de NageMuch like an undertaker can lay the best of men to rest are you suggesting that as a potential eidetiker I could be burying my reputation beneath a vivid flourish of colourful verbiage?
Do you have eidetic vision?
eidetic /detk/ a. & n. E20. [f. Gk eidetikos, f. eidos form: see -ETIC.] Psychol. A adj. Of, pertaining to, or designating a recollected mental image having unusual vividness and detail, as if actually visible; (of a person) capable of perceiving such images. E20. B n. A person able to perceive eidetic images. E20. eideti ...[text shortened]... from Oxford Talking Dictionary
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12 Dec 06
Originally posted by kmax87No, but being one myself I know that visual overstimulation can be disastrous.
Much like an undertaker can lay the best of men to rest are you suggesting that as a potential eidetiker I could be burying my reputation beneath a vivid flourish of colourful verbiage?
12 Dec 06
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI'm not sure if this qualifies but I used to stare at 100 watt light bulbs until I would hold an image of it but it would then morph into an intense mini sun that would travel across my field of vision eventually moving off of its own volition.
No, but being one myself I know that visual overstimulation can be disastrous.
12 Dec 06
Originally posted by kmax87that was after you took the acid right?
I'm not sure if this qualifies but I used to stare at 100 watt light bulbs until I would hold an image of it but it would then morph into an intense mini sun that would travel across my field of vision eventually moving off of its own volition.
12 Dec 06
Originally posted by Bosse de NageI get the visual overstimulation, but don't have the eidetic memory - in fact, my visual memory and ability to visualize is a complete catastrophe. So be glad the overstimulation has a positive counterpart in your case. Should be useful in chess.
No, but being one myself I know that visual overstimulation can be disastrous.