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DrGoose2111 t1_iy5harp wrote

Did Mr Beast plant trees to combat the blind?

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predictingzepast t1_iy5llzt wrote

Careful OP, math textbooks for the blind is a touchey subject..

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druule10 t1_iy5pqqn wrote

What's the average reading speed for braile compared to reading?

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LoopyMind t1_iy5vz4w wrote

So technically, blind people are bad for the environment... Technically!!!

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PharFromPharm t1_iy5yza8 wrote

I took analytical calc with a guy that was blind. Imagine going through trigonometry to get into that class. Word has it, he was one of the best students in the class. There was no braille, just a proctor verbalizing the questions to him and him reciting back his answers. Mind blown.

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jeffreywilfong t1_iy647nf wrote

And next year the textbook will be a new edition.

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mart1373 t1_iy67tzw wrote

Do you have a banana for scale?

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Deep-Conflict2223 t1_iy6h8i8 wrote

I wonder what their textbooks look like for their entire course load.

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zstandig t1_iy6hska wrote

I'm starting to see why braille is impractical in many applications

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WeHaveAlwaysExisted t1_iy6lswx wrote

When the blind student says his textbook is too heavy to lug to class, he isn't joking.

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Myxozoa t1_iy6mso6 wrote

The standard height for commercial doors in the US is 7'. Judging by the plug style, that's probably where this is, so that stack is probably around 5'6".

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pandemonious t1_iy6w9de wrote

I'd say make it an audio book but that would probably be annoying as hell to navigate

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theplushpairing t1_iy74448 wrote

That’s cool, I’ll just listen to the audiobook

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ratzy88 t1_iy76rzy wrote

TIL being blind sucks more than I previous thought

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SignificantEbb1971 t1_iy7827f wrote

I actually did this in college for a biochemistry student (which was my major) we had a program that we would use to translate text to braille and I had to use PowerPoint to draw the diagrams that were printed on thermal paper to make them tactile for things like organic chemistry synthesis. Was a great job and the bonus was I never had to pay for a textbook because we had a database of all of them.

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Mech-Waldo t1_iy7937i wrote

I'm curious if the braille version tells you the corresponding page numbers.

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boredandbloody OP t1_iy79ht6 wrote

Replying to jeffreywilfong (#749,371)

Fun fact: we actually have to start transcribing books in about May before the year we need them because it takes about 14 months to transcribe, print, proofread, and repeat for the whole thing.

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Clone78 t1_iy7cunn wrote

trigonometry must be fun to learn

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kaesefetisch t1_iy7iw9w wrote

Understanding Woman (left) vs. undestanding men (right).

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Fleironymus t1_iy7ixho wrote

Blind people are just mad at trees because they're always bumping into them.

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Seraphem666 t1_iy7tb4e wrote

Replying to flannelmaster9 (#760,185)

Good thing for audio books, and text to speech advancement. Thought books are better for expanding vocabulary, and being able to see how the word is spelled.

Also a neat app for sighted people is "be my eyes", connect you with a person who is vision impared to help them read menus, get groceries, etc. So you can help them find what they need if say they want a certain type of milk/jam or other things

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flannelmaster9 t1_iy7wm6l wrote

Replying to Seraphem666 (#760,430)

That's cool. I recently seen an ad for a visually impaired grocery store type deal were none of the goods were labeled trying to bring some attention to the blind communities struggle to do simple things like buy groceries

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Seraphem666 t1_iy80syl wrote

Replying to flannelmaster9 (#761,037)

Ya im disappointed at how slow they are at upgrading certian intersections with the audio beeping for blind people. You hold the button and it makes a tone when its its not your time and when it is

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ThePyroOkami t1_iy8869p wrote

More proof that math is bullshit and the devils work

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Phosphorus44 t1_iy8gque wrote

You might as well talk to math instead.

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Ewokavenger t1_iy8hwin wrote

That always bugged me so much about book of Eli. A braille Bible would be massive. It always broke the immersion for me.

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