AHH!!! WHAT IS THE WORD!!

[triska]

So I know that definition was a bit obscure but what Im trying to describe is somewhat like
tasting by smelling or how the Daredevil from the comics sees by hearing

AHHH!!! its driving me nuts

Basically it describes sensing with your other senses and not the one that usually senses it

Its sort of a a cool sounding word= not remote sensing...

hmmm

 

[SSSnail]

ESP?

 

[triska]

lol noooo

 

[RedArmy]

Synesthesia?

 

[GRHawk]

^^ RedArmy beat me to it.

Synesthesia

Here

<shrug>

 

[Beev]

Pfft, you guys only know because that was just on House 3 days ago

 

[triska]

LOL YESS!!!

You are moneyyyyy
Sweet

was it on house?

It just popped into my mind

 

[GRHawk]

Originally posted by: Sraaz
Pfft, you guys only know because that was just on House 3 days ago

Nope, I googled my answer. I really didn't think it was the right word.

<-- Not a "House" viewer.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I remember seeing this show on discovery or something where they talked about people with a condition where they "hear shapes".

For example, if a dog barked, they would see some kind of pepper/spray around the dog, or if birds chirpped, they woudl see squares or triangles coming out of the birds mouths. Pretty strange thigns.

 

[Cheesemoo]

MAN!!!

This thread smells purple..........

 

[triska]

lol

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: Cheesemoo
MAN!!!

This thread smells purple..........

It tastes like burning.

 

[mrjminer]

A recent episode of House dealt with this issue....

 

[Slacker]

Back in the day they called it "tripping"...

 

[Jesus the Porkyeti]

Damn Interesting

 

[Kadarin]

The Stars My Destination, classic scifi from Alfred Bester, has some excellent ideas on what synesthesia could be like. It's an outstanding novel, and very much before its time.

 

[OokiiNeko]

The Stars My Destination, classic scifi from Alfred Bester, has some excellent ideas on what synesthesia could be like. It's an outstanding novel, and very much before its time.

Interesting in that it was used for torture, if memory banks serve.

Novel was just okay, the poem has stuck for quite awhile.


Gully Foyle is my name...

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: OokiiNeko

The Stars My Destination, classic scifi from Alfred Bester, has some excellent ideas on what synesthesia could be like. It's an outstanding novel, and very much before its time.

Interesting in that it was used for torture, if memory banks serve.

Novel was just okay, the poem has stuck for quite awhile.


Gully Foyle is my name...

Props for having read the book.. :thumbsup:

I can't remember, myself, since it's been at least 20 years since I've read it.

 

[sdugicus]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
I remember seeing this show on discovery or something where they talked about people with a condition where they "hear shapes".

For example, if a dog barked, they would see some kind of pepper/spray around the dog, or if birds chirpped, they woudl see squares or triangles coming out of the birds mouths. Pretty strange thigns.

i think there is something called perfect pitch (?) were a person "sees" a different color for different sounds and can then recognize the pitch by the color

 

[OokiiNeko]

I can't remember, myself, since it's been at least 20 years since I've read it.

More than that for me.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: randay
It tastes like burning.

:thumbsup:

 

[sobriquet]

Originally posted by: sdugicus

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
I remember seeing this show on discovery or something where they talked about people with a condition where they "hear shapes".

For example, if a dog barked, they would see some kind of pepper/spray around the dog, or if birds chirpped, they woudl see squares or triangles coming out of the birds mouths. Pretty strange thigns.

i think there is something called perfect pitch (?) were a person "sees" a different color for different sounds and can then recognize the pitch by the color

That's not perfect pitch. Perfect pitch is the ability to hear a tone and instantly know which pitch (A B C etc) it is. That's not to say that some people aren't aided in their perfect pitch by synesthesia. Most commonly, I've known people to experience colors or tastes linked to particular keys (I knew a girl who experienced Bb Major as both yellow and tasting like bananas).

 

[jjzelinski]

Synesthetics tend to have phenomenal memories. Tesla was synesthetic.

EDIT:

Had to check wiki because I forgot his name for some reason, but Duke Elington (of big band fame) was Timbre-Color synesthetic; how cool is that Also, Richard D. James and John Mayer have Music-Color synesthesia.

I'm almost jealous

 

[triska]

Thought I'd send it back up- Perfect pitch has been associated colors though it hasn't been proven- they use it to coordinate their pitch so they can recognize certain pitches

Man- I knew a girl who had that- she played the violin and piano like it was her busineess- she was hawt

I guess not all synesthetics are good looking people- damn you john mayer- it'd be awesome if all synesthetics were hot
cause then we could admire them for more than just their looks and say we're not shallow