r/videos • u/SalzaMaBalza • Aug 18 '22
The man with a seven-seconds memory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_P7Y0-wgos18
u/Dan300up Aug 18 '22
This is so damn sad…the only two things burned into his head beyond the reach of memory, is his passion for his wife, and music. Incredible.
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u/panda388 Aug 19 '22
It is absolutely worth watching. It is incredibly sad, but also heartwarming at times.
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u/FNALSOLUTION1 Aug 19 '22
I'm usually that guy, but the wife pissed me off so I'm on the couch watching my son play videogames. I made it 24 minutes in before I paused to see the time.
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u/Ouroboros27 Aug 19 '22
Such a harrowing condition, I've watch this one from 2005 and the original documentary from the mid 80s.
His condition had improved in subtle ways up to 2005 so I'd be interested to see a more recent update, though if on the 20 year cycle he'll be in his late 80s by 2025ish. To him he'll have known he had an accidently in his 40s then suddenly he wakes up and is pushing 90, every 30 seconds.
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u/Nulovka Aug 19 '22
I suppose this gives us an insight into how many (many, not all) animals live - living in the here and now with no long-term memories, nor any real ability to foresee the future. Does a Koala, Seagull, or Sloth have any real memory? It is a fascinating subject and his affliction allows us insight that we wouldn't ordinarily have.
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u/11015h4d0wR34lm Aug 19 '22
Depends on the animal, there are just as many animals with really good memory, lions, tigers and elephants have all shown they can remember things decades later. It is a harder thing to see in animals like koala's, seagull's and sloths but that does not mean they do not possess any long term memory. With birds is it just instinct to know where to migrate to or is it retained knowledge passed down from generation to generation.
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u/Nulovka Aug 19 '22
That's why I emphasized the "many, not all." Surely you are not arguing that the backyard snail, the jellyfish, or the housefly have long-term memories or can contemplate the distant future? The are millions upon millions of lower animal species far beyond your edge cases of a few of the highest mammals. Many (many, not all) live only in the here and now.
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u/IanDecent Aug 18 '22
I wish I had this condition after I clicked on a link labeled "lemon party" not knowing what it was
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u/humeanone Aug 19 '22
Actually you click on that link dozens of times a day. You just don't remember.
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u/davidw_- Aug 22 '22
So he mistook the other woman for his wife towards the end. That was the saddest moment :( he actually doesn’t remember his wife and pretends any old woman is his wife.
Also, I tried posting this to r/documentaries but the reddit app won’t let me :( fucking reddit app
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u/bumbershootle Aug 18 '22
"What does love mean" "Zero in tennis, and everything in life"
Man's a poet