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Tellme1more t1_iwepan0 wrote on November 15, 2022 at 2:09 AM

Reply to comment by r3eezy in TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur

This guy used his eyes and saved 900 people. If only they’d listen to him at the lifeguard academy and let lifeguards use their eyes.

Few-Requirement-3544 t1_iwhrr4o wrote on November 15, 2022 at 7:03 PM

They can’t listen to him because he’s deaf 🥹

ziburinis t1_iwqfs44 wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:09 PM

Deaf doesn't mean unable to speak.

Few-Requirement-3544 t1_iwqgycb wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:17 PM

It was a joke based on being deliberately wrong

ziburinis t1_iwqhums wrote on November 17, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Yeah, but people constantly believe it to be true.