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
@ 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.
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.
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!
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.
Tommy, I have to say you are a great story teller. It's like when someone is telling a story, and at a really important part they close their eyes to be right back in that moment.
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)
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.
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
Tommy, I want to thank you for sharing your life experiences. First of all, your sense of humor is fantastic, I can tell you're just a pleasant guy to be around. Second, I really appreciate your frankness and openness about what it's like to be blind. I think that understanding one another and being not only able but willing to communicate about everything is hugely important to becoming one big, happy, peaceful species. Third, the mechanics of your life just fascinate me. I'm trying to wrap my head around how you parse your surroundings and memories, how your spatial awareness works, since you don't "envision" or form pictures or maps. Trying to "see" the world in a new way is a valuable exercise, and I thank you for helping me do it. P.S. I think anyone might have done the misstep on the stairs, especially if there was a stone loose. A couple years ago I ran up the porch steps to my parents' house, I missed a step so I didn't ascend as far as I should have, and the foot coming forward didn't clear the last step and I kicked the bricks. My foot must have been moving at approximately Mach 1.8, so naturally I broke three phalanges in two toes. Made it to 27 years old without breaking any bones. I don't recommend it but you'll survive.
Sighted people run into poles too! TH-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!!!❤💚💜💙💛👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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. :-/
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!! ♥♥
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!
Recently found your videos, thank you! Really nice to understand how you view the world! Keep at it, your doing a great job, helping people like me ask such (supposedly) obvious questions. Btw, your persona is awesome, so cheerful!
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!
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
Tommy your videos always make me happy. I can't imagine life without my eyes but it's all you know and you have such a good attitude about being blind. Keep up the awesome videos!
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.
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.
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...
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
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
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
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
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'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 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 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
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.
Whenever I am feeling down, Tommy's positive attitude always cheers me up. Keep on rockin' sir.
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
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
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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!
More longer videos please, I'd love to see more 10 minute videos instead of 5 minute videos.
Tommy, I have to say you are a great story teller. It's like when someone is telling a story, and at a really important part they close their eyes to be right back in that moment.
at least if it gets really cold he can cover his entire face
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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.
Tommy are you immortal?
Grandmaster Kush yes
Grandmaster Kush a
I would love to be your friend Tommy! Your positivity is contagious.
Your singing totally brightened up my day!
😂😂😂 That "sorry" at the end had me cracking up.
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 just love his out-non-look on life
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?
boy tommy is just so sweet
Damn Tommy I could listen to you for hours.
Tommy always makes me smile!
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 his sense of humor. It makes me smile and makes my day!
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
Tommy, I want to thank you for sharing your life experiences. First of all, your sense of humor is fantastic, I can tell you're just a pleasant guy to be around. Second, I really appreciate your frankness and openness about what it's like to be blind. I think that understanding one another and being not only able but willing to communicate about everything is hugely important to becoming one big, happy, peaceful species. Third, the mechanics of your life just fascinate me. I'm trying to wrap my head around how you parse your surroundings and memories, how your spatial awareness works, since you don't "envision" or form pictures or maps. Trying to "see" the world in a new way is a valuable exercise, and I thank you for helping me do it.
P.S. I think anyone might have done the misstep on the stairs, especially if there was a stone loose. A couple years ago I ran up the porch steps to my parents' house, I missed a step so I didn't ascend as far as I should have, and the foot coming forward didn't clear the last step and I kicked the bricks. My foot must have been moving at approximately Mach 1.8, so naturally I broke three phalanges in two toes. Made it to 27 years old without breaking any bones. I don't recommend it but you'll survive.
Sighted people run into poles too! TH-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!!!❤💚💜💙💛👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Hahaha! Tommy singing at the end is the best.
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
dude your attitude is honestly the best
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. 😂
Love ya Tommy. Be careful out there!
I really like this format
I'm having the worst wisdom tooth pain (3rd week straight waiting for surgery date) so your videos cheer me up :)
Hehe singing Tommy is the best :3
omg. you seriously have the best sense of humor. guess nobody should text and walk though. lol
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.
watching your videos always gives me so much joy.
I liked the singing at the end. lol
Man, I just love this guy.
Tommy can you give us a house tour?
You're a real inspiration Tommy.
Ouch
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!! ♥♥
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
suamiii perkelleeee
Suomimies kaiken ties
Torille
You are such a good man! My boyfriend and I love watching your videos! Your personality definitely brightens our day! Thank you and God bless
I've seen sighted people walk into poles when they're not paying attention. At least you have an excuse, Tommy! 😁
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!
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
In my opinion, you are a great inspiration for the all of us!
Best wishes
Damn, I love all these little self-ironic jokes ;D
Tommy is one of the best content providers on youtube.
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
Recently found your videos, thank you! Really nice to understand how you view the world! Keep at it, your doing a great job, helping people like me ask such (supposedly) obvious questions. Btw, your persona is awesome, so cheerful!
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!
It's amazing to imagine life of so different person, great video!
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.
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!!
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.
Tommy seems so nice. I realy wish I had a friend like him!
have you ever used conditioner before shampoo?
This guy makes me happy every day!
If you're reading this, have a Great day! 😄😄😄
CyanGaming | ᴹᶦᶰᵉᶜʳᵃᶠᵗ ⁻ ᴳᵃᵐᵉᴾᶫᵃʸ why thank you, you have a great day as well. :-)
he's so positive i love him
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.
Not only are you a TH-cam star, but you could easily be a rock star. Keep on singin', man. I love your channel.
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
I've been watching a ton of your videos lately and you're a true champion!
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 just love watching all these videos, Tommy has an awesome personality and wonderful charisma!
Tommy your videos always make me happy. I can't imagine life without my eyes but it's all you know and you have such a good attitude about being blind. Keep up the awesome videos!
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
I could listen to your stories for hours! ❤️
How do you do your shopping? Say you're in a hurry and can't order online
epic singing at the end, then "sorry." haha
hey tommy you should do product reviews. and maybe review usefull products you have in your house :)
I love these longer videos
Where do you work?
FierceViper I worked in radio for a long time in Connecticut. :-)
Got to love this dude
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.
Editing has been looking real slick lately. Love 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.
Being visually impaired myself, I can relate to the embarrasment of someone seeing you get hurt feeling worse than the injury itself.
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.
i'm glad to see a video from your channel. you always makes me laugh. One of my aunt is dying and i need every once of joy I can share with my family.
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...
Be careful out there Tommy, I love our show man
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.
Love the singing at the end! Great stories Tommy!
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
Also, that singing at the end. Such a dad move. x)
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 .-.
Another bonus musical number at the end. Appreciated as usual.