Im icelandic and i know that it's a very difficult language to learn even for people that speak germanic languages. He's not fluent but he learned a lot in a week it's pretty amazing.
Tammet speaks a variety of languages including English, French, Finnish, German, Spanish, Lithuanian, Romanian, Estonian, Icelandic, Welsh and Esperanto. He particularly likes Estonian, because it is rich in vowels. Tammet is creating a new language called Mänti. Mänti has many features related to Finnish and Estonian, both of which are Finno-ugric languages. Some sources credit Tammet as creating the Uusisuom and Lapsi languages as well.
It's amazing he is still so eager to learn, a lot of people would just become lazy because they didnt' have to study hard to attain the same knowledge as other persons. I think that's a great merit for his family as they somehow kept him motivated and stimulated.
I will be following Daniel from here on out. This was a wonderful documentary! I'm a so jealous of Icelandics. What a neat language and truly all their own!
+Jpwnage216 Look at Europe and Japan. The best of the human gene pool are having the least children, while the not so gifted (Africa and Central America) are having the most. We're in the middle of a eugenics crisis.
Daniel is so amazingly humble for someone so brilliant. It's impressive how sweet and almost generous in his attribution of the potential for brilliance in others, which is surprising for someone with an autism spectrum disorder. People with autism spectrum disorders are often believed to come across as selfish/self-absorbed and controlling (which is only really because of their need to regulate their time and their environment to prevent overstimulation and anxiety), so I'm impressed by Daniel.
I found him on You Tube and watched all his talks.I average person but love learning about people.I read his book on a Blue Day 4 times the first time I read it I was I volunteered to have my brain scan Ed for a study to help find treatment for Alizheimers as my wife died from it so brain study was becoming my focus. I have read or tried to understand all his books some ate way over my head but I continue to follow him.As I read it is his voice I hear very strange but I am 85 and still understand much of his writings. Treat yourself and read Born on a Blue Day!
this guy is really amazing and hes just soo calm talking and thinking everytime he talks its just so comfortable it just shows his peace of mind its AMAZING
many people think their language is the most difficult, or that its impossible to learn. But that's not true, any language could be learned, with enough hard work and exposure. However doing it in a week is something else lol.
I know I learned 12 languages working on my 13th Burmese I speak Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish Portuguese Xhosa Zulu Chichewa Dutch and Afrikaans
It's not about what people think, it's about the level of difficulty it has, even Icelandic people have some problems remembering words and this and that, and I am one of them, the language is not hard as in you can learn basics and pretty much be able to have a conversation but being able to use the words correctly is the hard part because especially if you haven't learnt a language that is similar to Icelandic or you speak a language similar to Icelandic. Like in German, you have "der hund" but in Icelandic it is "Hundurinn" we do not have "the" we attach letters to the words. That can be difficult to learn since that is with every noun, and some are female others are neuter, and even worse when they crossover so some female words have two nn's and males have one. Pronouncing words in Icelandic is not THAT difficult since it's a very flat language and you pretty much say what you see whereas in like English some words are not pronounced the way they look.
Awesome documentary. I enjoyed watching it. Hehe, and I thought I was smart because I learned to speak English in one year or even less. Still working on my vocabulary though :-)
Wow, this is incredible. I am jealous of some talented people, but not at all this guy because he seems so nice and sincere. He also has a pretty soothing voice
as a norwegian it was fun to watch him speak icelandic. i cant understand when icelanders speak, but i could understand more of him, since he spoke slow and had a clear pronunciation:)
yeah i noticed that, instead of coming off cocky or shy from being deprived of social interaction. he seems to know that he has a gift that shouldn't be taken for granted. and use it to be best ways he can..
I'm not a speaker of icelandic, but I do speak swedish and norwegian, so this allows me to understand some of it. I think he is doing a great job, it is just astonishing.
In addition to how amazing it is to learn about Daniel's amazing abilities, I really appreciated the editing in this documentary. If this were a TV segment, there would have been overly dramatic music and they would have added a bunch of artificial suspense for commercial breaks. Didn't get much of that here, instead things generally went straight to the point. Very nice viewing experience!
Equally amazing to his talent,I think is the grace + confidence his parents managed to install in him.Raising such an unusual child with such strengths + the challenges of Asperagers must have been difficult.
Learning a language is just memorizing words and pronunciation so he has an amazing capacity to regiment things and remember them. Truly a massive advantage. The brain is so powerful, but it's just about proper technique and staying incredibly focused (not daydreaming). Hard to do.
It's impresive, but I 've seen more people doing it before. I read " Learn a Language in 7 days" (really useful) and the author broke the world record guinnes in memory. He learnt German in only on flight from Spain to Germany. He acknowledged that It was not perfect but he was able to speak in German with all the interviewers that were waiting for him.
I'm a teenager and living with synaesthesia... Although it has it's bonuses (The senses and emotions I sometimes feel are amazing), it can be very hard... A simple trip to the shops can become a very scary experience - a sensory overload. I find it hard to integrate with other people my age... I get made fun of for the way I think, and I feel sad that I'll never be able to just see numbers - they always come with these overwhelming senses, which can even give me severe headaches.
The most fantastic thing about Daniel’s abilities is he has proven they are most definitely possible for humans, now how to unlock these kinds of exceptional abilities in more of us
As an American living in Sweden, its not too hard to get the gist of what was being said and even whole phrases at times. Icelandic is very much like old Norse, which is what underlies Swedish. But whew! What he did in 7 days would take me many months, and I have a head start. Incredible!
thanks uploader for sharing this with us! I stumbled upon these videos by chance. Shame isn't it? Shame how amazing people like this don't get the fame and recognition that they so richly deserve, but we are force-fed news about empty headed celebs day n night
One time, when I was younger, I had the best idea ever! But the stress of having an awesome idea proved to be too much. So now I just do what my wife says, no chance of brilliance there!
We have been created so brilliantly. I hope this fella gets to teach people about his imagination someday. He's definitely in touch with it. :) God bless you Mr. Tammet. Please don't let what you are, become simply a "science project."
Young children have a similar ability with languages, studies show they can quite easily pick up subtle differences in sounds unique to particular languages. It's basically a state of the brain. Kinda like how we can easily learn our mother-tongue when were toddlers, but it becomes so much harder to learn newer languages as time progresses.
@Mixikyr Have you seen the entire documentary? Skillful use of mnemonics can get you far, no doubt, but Daniel Tammet is one of the most well-functioning savants in the entire world. Considering his synesthesia and incredibly talent for numbers and languages, it is in fact quite remarkable that he only has asbergers instead of fullblown autism, which is quite rare for savants: many of them are almost completely useless at communicating with other humans.
@LyricsCreater We have access to all of it, it's always being "used" we just don't actually use it like we should. Daniel if you payed attention had an epileptic seizure which seemed to re-wire his brain, he became "gifted" because of it.
@TheWayshowerTube Hey. Are you a researcher? What you think, is this more like the right hemosphere (which is creativity) and left hemosphere (language) working better together? Like for most people when they learn language they only use left hemosphere. But this guy has more "intuitional" aspects with him?
it's awesome to know that someone can do or think such like his.for me he's amazing!! it's give me a feeling of eagerness to learn more than to be jealouse to him.to be honest he is an inspiration to all of us.
@gshunw You're speaking an amazingly complex language that has evolved rapidly and spread throughout most the world that has an immense vocabulary and only 26 characters to represent it. I would not be too jealous.
@july7nyc I have not read the first two but yes, Animals in Translation (Temple Grandin) is solely responsible for my decision to study neurology and psychological phenomena. Its incredible how little credit we give "abnormal" brains. I will read those books ASAP. Thanks!
I think a lot of us have bad experiences at school with learning languages. I find that i learn a lot faster if I find my own fun ways to learn. That's what accelerated learning is all about.
@suckemgood I dont think you really see my point. When I was talking about memorizing texts I was referring to Kim Peak, and as far as I know, it was Daniel Tammet who learned himself to speak Icelandic in 7 days, correct? True knowledge is not to be able to memorize like a machine or a computer, but to understand the underlying meaning and the big picture, how the information and knowledge one learns can be used in real life.
Does anyone know where I can see the full Icelandic interview? I'm aware that it's about 15 minutes long but I can't find a stream anywhere, even on Icelandic language sites.
Of course its something extraordinary to remember thousands of words that are not familiar to you! There are people in this world who could never do this. Maybe you live in a society/country were alot of people are well educated, but the great majority of humanity isnt. So people like Daniel are very special. :-) And Yes, if you learn a languadge most of it has to do with remembering the Words. I still ordered the Book you were talking about! Hoping to improve my own memory ;)
He's fully human in the best sense of the word. He just experienced an accidental rewiring that he himself says could result in anyone's perception being filtered/experienced in the same kind of way.
Funny that so many people with these sorts of amazing abilities came upon their abilities via some accident or illness, something that rewired the brain in a way that makes their abilities possible.
He runs an e-learning company offering language courses in French and Spanish - that's beneficial, even to people who are unlikely to learn either of them in a week!
5:00 Blesed with almost miraculous good fortune. I find it funny ho scientists try to ignore incredible supernatural events and miracles that have no "logical" explanation to them, as mere luck. This dude is a blessing, a look at the possibilities of human kind. He's a gift. Plus he can communicate what he's seeing, it's crazy.
Daniel's got a great point when he's got interviewed near the geisir. Even though Icelandic has a really complicated grammar, a really motivated and talented person would be able to study lists of words and grammar in one week, and maybe being able to speak for quite some minutes, but the understanding of someone talking Icelandic is way more difficult. It takes a lot more time than a week for the brain to adapt to an Icelandic waterfall :P Note Daniel doesn't ask "sorry?" one time
Jaime can do any mathematical operation in seconds. The big difference between Jaime and Daniel is that Jaime learned this ability through a conscious effort and he is a lot faster and more powerful calculator.
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On top of being absolutely brilliant, this man actually seems like an incredibly nice human being.
Agree
He's not a man ,he is a 26 year old kid
everyone is not an asshole just because those you have met are assholes.
Im icelandic and i know that it's a very difficult language to learn even for people that speak germanic languages. He's not fluent but he learned a lot in a week it's pretty amazing.
as an Icelander you might know the answer to this question.@2:41 who is the guy on the right, with the glasses sitting next to SDG?
come back nostalgia
I watched an interview with him on Letterman. He's very humble. It just goes to show you what the human brain is capable of..God Bless Daniel
"The line between profound talent and profound disability is surprisingly thin." That is a beautiful quote, honestly. It touched me.
come back, nostalgia
The anchor on the left is now the Prime minister of Iceland - I met Daniel here in Iceland- beyond human!
yes, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson also stood up against the Icelandic financial criminals, put them in jail and the economy is recovering as a result.
😲
Tammet speaks a variety of languages including English, French, Finnish, German, Spanish, Lithuanian, Romanian, Estonian, Icelandic, Welsh and Esperanto. He particularly likes Estonian, because it is rich in vowels. Tammet is creating a new language called Mänti. Mänti has many features related to Finnish and Estonian, both of which are Finno-ugric languages. Some sources credit Tammet as creating the Uusisuom and Lapsi languages as well.
It's amazing he is still so eager to learn, a lot of people would just become lazy because they didnt' have to study hard to attain the same knowledge as other persons. I think that's a great merit for his family as they somehow kept him motivated and stimulated.
When Daniel was standing next to the guy with the glasses I thought there was the same person they look like brothers I'm proud of Daniel
He's so humble. I Love this guy!
I will be following Daniel from here on out. This was a wonderful documentary!
I'm a so jealous of Icelandics. What a neat language and truly all their own!
now girls mate with him! we need people like this in the future
+Jpwnage216 Look at Europe and Japan. The best of the human gene pool are having the least children, while the not so gifted (Africa and Central America) are having the most. We're in the middle of a eugenics crisis.
+Luca Calcagni BS
yamato g. You know it's true.
+Luca Calcagni extraordinary genes are created through mutation which happens totally random (all over the world).
yamato g. Since the dawn of civilization, it's been happening almost exclusively in the places I just mentioned.
Daniel is so amazingly humble for someone so brilliant. It's impressive how sweet and almost generous in his attribution of the potential for brilliance in others, which is surprising for someone with an autism spectrum disorder. People with autism spectrum disorders are often believed to come across as selfish/self-absorbed and controlling (which is only really because of their need to regulate their time and their environment to prevent overstimulation and anxiety), so I'm impressed by Daniel.
Amazing. What a beautiful mind he truly has.
Daniel is a good soul, above all else. (I love him, too! 🙄)
This series is absolutely incredible. Thank you!
For those who don't know, he actually speaks Finnish. It's among the 11 languages he speaks fluently nowadays. The guy is just wonderful.
I found him on You Tube and watched all his talks.I average person but love learning about people.I read his book on a Blue Day 4 times the first time I read it I was I volunteered to have my brain scan Ed for a study to help find treatment for Alizheimers as my wife died from it so brain study was becoming my focus. I have read or tried to understand all his books some ate way over my head but I continue to follow him.As I read it is his voice I hear very strange but I am 85 and still understand much of his writings. Treat yourself and read Born on a Blue Day!
The tutor probably has a dope resume
this guy is really amazing and hes just soo calm talking and thinking everytime he talks its just so comfortable it just shows his peace of mind its AMAZING
many people think their language is the most difficult, or that its impossible to learn. But that's not true, any language could be learned, with enough hard work and exposure. However doing it in a week is something else lol.
I know I learned 12 languages working on my 13th Burmese I speak Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish Portuguese Xhosa Zulu Chichewa Dutch and Afrikaans
It's not about what people think, it's about the level of difficulty it has, even Icelandic people have some problems remembering words and this and that, and I am one of them, the language is not hard as in you can learn basics and pretty much be able to have a conversation but being able to use the words correctly is the hard part because especially if you haven't learnt a language that is similar to Icelandic or you speak a language similar to Icelandic.
Like in German, you have "der hund" but in Icelandic it is "Hundurinn" we do not have "the" we attach letters to the words. That can be difficult to learn since that is with every noun, and some are female others are neuter, and even worse when they crossover so some female words have two nn's and males have one.
Pronouncing words in Icelandic is not THAT difficult since it's a very flat language and you pretty much say what you see whereas in like English some words are not pronounced the way they look.
That was amazing, and the way he sees numbers with shape with a space in between where the answer materialises and se just reads it is amazing
Awesome documentary. I enjoyed watching it.
Hehe, and I thought I was smart because I learned to speak English in one year or even less. Still working on my vocabulary though :-)
Just incredible to watch this young man. Simply Awesome. 👍👍👍
If someone knows the song at 4:20 please let me know! It sounds awesome
/watch?v=CjsE1JZCSno
Asked the same. It is really soothing.
I think it's Darude with Sandstorm if I'm not mistaken.
People like this need to be known!
Not artist, singer, or actors..
Show off.
Dumb.
No, he's not at all.
this documentary was amazing. I hope that one day every human will be able to have a thinking process like this...
Wow, this is incredible. I am jealous of some talented people, but not at all this guy because he seems so nice and sincere. He also has a pretty soothing voice
Daniel - you are someone that can only be admired for your wanting to share the world in your being you.
That was... Simply mind blowing.
This guy is amazing.
Never seen anyone like him
as a norwegian it was fun to watch him speak icelandic. i cant understand when icelanders speak, but i could understand more of him, since he spoke slow and had a clear pronunciation:)
yeah i noticed that, instead of coming off cocky or shy from being deprived of social interaction. he seems to know that he has a gift that shouldn't be taken for granted. and use it to be best ways he can..
I'm not a speaker of icelandic, but I do speak swedish and norwegian, so this allows me to understand some of it. I think he is doing a great job, it is just astonishing.
Thanks very much for uploading this! What an amazing thing the brain is!
In addition to how amazing it is to learn about Daniel's amazing abilities, I really appreciated the editing in this documentary. If this were a TV segment, there would have been overly dramatic music and they would have added a bunch of artificial suspense for commercial breaks. Didn't get much of that here, instead things generally went straight to the point. Very nice viewing experience!
I was thinking the exact opposite. It was very melodramatic, plus filming two people talking next to a erupting geyser? Poorly made
Equally amazing to his talent,I think is the grace + confidence his parents managed to install in him.Raising such an unusual child with such strengths + the challenges of Asperagers must have been difficult.
This guy really blows me away. Kudos. Mad kudos. Just really astounding really. I wish I could have his ability.
This is such an enriching comment. I want to thank you on behalf of the internet community for sharing your thoughts with us.
Learning a language is just memorizing words and pronunciation so he has an amazing capacity to regiment things and remember them. Truly a massive advantage. The brain is so powerful, but it's just about proper technique and staying incredibly focused (not daydreaming). Hard to do.
Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of heavenly lights.
Thanks for uploading these videos, blessings from Ireland.
Does anyone knows the title and artist of the music at 4:18.
I would very much appreciate it.
Sounds like something Brian Eno would compose.
I am just watching this after reading his book, 'Born on a blue day', great program!
Fantastic, and there is a wonderful demenour about him, that makes him so magnetic, I would speak to him all day. :)
It's impresive, but I 've seen more people doing it before. I read " Learn a Language in 7 days" (really useful) and the author broke the world record guinnes in memory. He learnt German in only on flight from Spain to Germany. He acknowledged that It was not perfect but he was able to speak in German with all the interviewers that were waiting for him.
I'm a teenager and living with synaesthesia... Although it has it's bonuses (The senses and emotions I sometimes feel are amazing), it can be very hard... A simple trip to the shops can become a very scary experience - a sensory overload. I find it hard to integrate with other people my age... I get made fun of for the way I think, and I feel sad that I'll never be able to just see numbers - they always come with these overwhelming senses, which can even give me severe headaches.
You have a beautiful brain, I hope you are doing well
If this guy committed himself to learning every language on earth he is one of the few people in who would actually succeed before he died.
That is amazing. It takes me years to learn a language. I speak four, two well, one OK, one poorly. This guy is remarkable.
daniel u are a gift to mankind i hope u discover something great.
The most fantastic thing about Daniel’s abilities is he has proven they are most definitely possible for humans, now how to unlock these kinds of exceptional abilities in more of us
He is so amazing I love this! I remember watching this on TV... It's so interesting to me :)
This is amazing. I am in complete awe.
As an American living in Sweden, its not too hard to get the gist of what was being said and even whole phrases at times. Icelandic is very much like old Norse, which is what underlies Swedish.
But whew! What he did in 7 days would take me many months, and I have a head start. Incredible!
I wish I could get a list of ALL of the numbers that Daniel correlates with something, and what he sees/feels about them. Simply amazing.
thanks uploader for sharing this with us! I stumbled upon these videos by chance. Shame isn't it? Shame how amazing people like this don't get the fame and recognition that they so richly deserve, but we are force-fed news about empty headed celebs day n night
One time, when I was younger, I had the best idea ever! But the stress of having an awesome idea proved to be too much. So now I just do what my wife says, no chance of brilliance there!
Lol
We have been created so brilliantly. I hope this fella gets to teach people about his imagination someday. He's definitely in touch with it. :) God bless you Mr. Tammet. Please don't let what you are, become simply a "science project."
Young children have a similar ability with languages, studies show they can quite easily pick up subtle differences in sounds unique to particular languages.
It's basically a state of the brain. Kinda like how we can easily learn our mother-tongue when were toddlers, but it becomes so much harder to learn newer languages as time progresses.
What a super amazing person. Incredible
learning languages like that is truly a superpower. it's breathtaking
@Mixikyr
Have you seen the entire documentary? Skillful use of mnemonics can get you far, no doubt, but Daniel Tammet is one of the most well-functioning savants in the entire world. Considering his synesthesia and incredibly talent for numbers and languages, it is in fact quite remarkable that he only has asbergers instead of fullblown autism, which is quite rare for savants: many of them are almost completely useless at communicating with other humans.
this guy is fucking amazing. the world needs more humans like him, that would be aweosome.
@LyricsCreater
We have access to all of it, it's always being "used" we just don't actually use it like we should. Daniel if you payed attention had an epileptic seizure which seemed to re-wire his brain, he became "gifted" because of it.
@TheWayshowerTube Hey. Are you a researcher? What you think, is this more like the right hemosphere (which is creativity) and left hemosphere (language) working better together? Like for most people when they learn language they only use left hemosphere. But this guy has more "intuitional" aspects with him?
I would love to see how this guy would react tho Rubik's Cubes! Even a V-Cube 7!
Holy shit it's you!
Evolution baby! People like Daniel are the next branch!
it's awesome to know that someone can do or think such like his.for me he's amazing!!
it's give me a feeling of eagerness to learn more than to be jealouse to him.to be honest he is an inspiration to all of us.
he really only had about 4-5 days because of a short budget. he said so himself in his book "born on a blue day" it's amazing.
@gshunw
You're speaking an amazingly complex language that has evolved rapidly and spread throughout most the world that has an immense vocabulary and only 26 characters to represent it.
I would not be too jealous.
@july7nyc I have not read the first two but yes, Animals in Translation (Temple Grandin) is solely responsible for my decision to study neurology and psychological phenomena. Its incredible how little credit we give "abnormal" brains. I will read those books ASAP. Thanks!
I'd love to unlock that ability to learn languages. I love languages but never find the time to be able to learn them.
I think a lot of us have bad experiences at school with learning languages. I find that i learn a lot faster if I find my own fun ways to learn. That's what accelerated learning is all about.
godtammet I told u already, thanx for uploading.
@suckemgood I dont think you really see my point. When I was talking about memorizing texts I was referring to Kim Peak, and as far as I know, it was Daniel Tammet who learned himself to speak Icelandic in 7 days, correct? True knowledge is not to be able to memorize like a machine or a computer, but to understand the underlying meaning and the big picture, how the information and knowledge one learns can be used in real life.
Does anyone know where I can see the full Icelandic interview? I'm aware that it's about 15 minutes long but I can't find a stream anywhere, even on Icelandic language sites.
he is amazing. i dont think its unexplainable but it is amazing.
Of course its something extraordinary to remember thousands of words that are not familiar to you! There are people in this world who could never do this. Maybe you live in a society/country were alot of people are well educated, but the great majority of humanity isnt. So people like Daniel are very special. :-)
And Yes, if you learn a languadge most of it has to do with remembering the Words. I still ordered the Book you were talking about! Hoping to improve my own memory ;)
Creativity and imagination is intelligence at it's best.
Imagine the possibility's. This is the future.
"His gift, it's not human" -- I think he's just ahead of his time.
He's fully human in the best sense of the word. He just experienced an accidental rewiring that he himself says could result in anyone's perception being filtered/experienced in the same kind of way.
Funny that so many people with these sorts of amazing abilities came upon their abilities via some accident or illness, something that rewired the brain in a way that makes their abilities possible.
“That line between profound talent and profound disability seems really a surprisingly thin one.” ~Daniel Tamment
It took me 2 years to learn Spanish and its very easy. He learned Icelandic in a week and its one of the hardest languages!!
He runs an e-learning company offering language courses in French and Spanish - that's beneficial, even to people who are unlikely to learn either of them in a week!
@ 4:20 what is that thing that opens up? Is it a sailboat sail?
Can you imagine, there are very intelligent people in the world who just don't want to do anything WITH that talent.
@arjinify:
It’s a slang term for savant syndrome where people have an astounding memory that can focus in on one area (i.e. music, languages, etc.).
5:00 Blesed with almost miraculous good fortune.
I find it funny ho scientists try to ignore incredible supernatural events and miracles that have no "logical" explanation to them, as mere luck.
This dude is a blessing, a look at the possibilities of human kind. He's a gift. Plus he can communicate what he's seeing, it's crazy.
I wanna see what happens when he smokes a bowl.
all it shows you is that the best way to learn a language is to live where it is spoken
Daniel's got a great point when he's got interviewed near the geisir. Even though Icelandic has a really complicated grammar, a really motivated and talented person would be able to study lists of words and grammar in one week, and maybe being able to speak for quite some minutes, but the understanding of someone talking Icelandic is way more difficult. It takes a lot more time than a week for the brain to adapt to an Icelandic waterfall :P Note Daniel doesn't ask "sorry?" one time
his ability is just beautiful.
truely amazing, this dude jus opened a new dooorrr to intelligence.
this is the most extraordinary persob of this series
if you have focus and a good memory you can do anything
amazing
very beautiful documentary
awesome.. daniel tammet is like a human version of windows xp... he can access to files in his brain, save, delete, copy.............. incredible
I will watch the full documentary soon. I would like to know the music played at the end, last 20 seconds, if anyone knows? :P
he a genius and seems like such a nice dude with it.
which one is more brilliant him or rudiger?
Jaime can do any mathematical operation in seconds. The big difference between Jaime and Daniel is that Jaime learned this ability through a conscious effort and he is a lot faster and more powerful calculator.
This just proves the awesomeness of Mother nature and of the human brain.