{"id":54879,"date":"2016-05-13T17:53:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T17:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/?p=54879"},"modified":"2019-02-14T02:18:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T02:18:19","slug":"amazing-this-blind-man-uses-echolocation-to-bike-down-busy-streets-watch-t1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/amazing-this-blind-man-uses-echolocation-to-bike-down-busy-streets-watch-t1\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing! This Blind Man Uses Echolocation To Bike Down Busy Streets [Watch]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blindness may be an unfortunate <a href=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/bernie-sanders-stance-on-vaccinations-is-likely-to-surprise-you\/\">ailment<\/a>, but it doesn\u2019t have to be a handicap. Just take a look at Daniel Kish, a man who safely bikes around his town &#8211; all while not being able to see where he is going.<\/p>\n<p>As the video above reveals, Daniel uses echolocation as a sonar system to \u201csee\u201d where he\u2019s going, much like a bat. <i>GoodNewsNetwork<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodnewsnetwork.org\/watch-blind-man-use-echo-location-bike-busy-streets\/\">relays<\/a> that the cyclist makes clicking sounds with his mouth that bounce off obstacles in his way, which allows him to peddle safely around the dangers.<\/p>\n<p>While Kish\u2019s ability makes him seem like a superhero, there are others who have also mastered the skill.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, for example, a 14-year-old named Benjamin Underwood made headlines for his ability to play sports like other kids &#8211; basketball, skating, video gaming, karate &#8211; even though he is blind. Cancer stole his sight at just two years of age, but he, too, mastered <a href=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/gruesome-norway-is-using-whale-meat-to-nourish-animals-in-the-fur-industry\/\">echolocation<\/a> and showed the world that there are no impossibilities when one is passionate to live a good life.<\/p>\n<p>In the video below, Underwood is interviewed by Ellen for a series called\u00a0<em>People You Should Know.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TeFRkAYb1uk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>What are your thoughts?<\/em> <strong>Please share this inspiring news <\/strong>and<strong> comment your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article (<a href=\"https:\/\/trueactivist.com\/amazing-this-blind-man-uses-echolocation-to-bike-down-busy-streets-watch\/\">Amazing! 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