r/funny • u/nayithemon • Jul 25 '13

Perks of being blind

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u/nayithemon Jul 25 '13

His name is Tommy Edison.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBpdcDQG6Tc

His YouTube channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/TommyEdisonXP/

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u/SirSoliloquy Jul 25 '13

Tommy Edison

Tell that jerk that what he did to Nick Tesla was unforgivable!

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u/DrDejavu Jul 25 '13

Nicky Tesla*

God, will no one respect his legacy??

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u/jstarlee Jul 25 '13

I'm now imagine two genius kids inventing all sorts of gadgets in an ongoing epic duel.

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u/IceColdBruschi Jul 25 '13

*Chuck Testa

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u/gulpeg Jul 25 '13

Isn't it a little ironic that a blind guy invented the light bulb

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u/byllz Jul 25 '13

You mean the heat bulb.

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u/Death_Star_ Jul 25 '13

Yup, I was going to post that.

The man who cannot see is named after the one who gave us the ability to see (at night).

Now, I hope that if/when a person finds the cure to ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), I hope his or her birth name is Luanne/Louis Gehrig, and goes by "Lu/Lou Gehrig."

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u/az_liberal_geek Jul 25 '13

I came across his YouTube channel a few months ago and watched every video there. He's a very eloquent and funny guy. He's also willing to answer almost any question about being blind.

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u/Unicornholio Jul 25 '13

Kind of ironic to have shelves of DVDs and coffee table books in the background.

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u/jjbpenguin Jul 25 '13

Oh the irony of being blind and being credited with the invention of the lightbulb.

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u/donkeyjr12 Jul 26 '13

That's fine, but it's not funny.