The Boy Who Can't Forget (Superhuman Genius Documentary) | Real Stories
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2016
- Can you remember what you were doing on 15th March 2003? Or what the weather was like on 30th May 2007? Twenty-year-old British student Aurelien can. This documentary asks if we could have an almost endless memory, would we really want it?
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i just finished watching a video about a man who forgets things in 7 seconds
Poor kid, can't say "sorry, I forgot"
So fascinating. I've kept a written diary since 1988. I have forgotten so much BUT when I go back and read one, say from 20 years ago, all of it comes back to me. So it isn't actually forgotten... just strangely stored away.
Along with having amazing memory, he deserves an applaud for managing those memories so well. A person can go crazy with so much memory that never goes away.
imagine the cringy stuff that gets in his mind while he is trying to sleep...
Fuck that be horrible. Remembering every wank would be torture.
I knew a 87 year old man who could tell you what he did 60 years ago where he was working what car he drove the model and color . He could tell you everything week by week month by month on what he did on a daily basis . He remembered all his childhood friends , his school teachers names even what cars they drove . The amount of detail was incredible. He also served in the military and lived a crazy life for awhile . I remember sitting with him and asking random questions like " hey Jimmy what were you doing in 1964 " . He would pause for a second and boom . Well In 1964 I was this old and my mom and dad was working here and I was at this school dating this girl driving this car ECT . It was amazing . Meanwhile I can't remember what I did yesterday 😂😂 some people have this gift and it's definitely rare
The contrast between Aurelien and Jill is interesting. Jill dwells on negative events, and appears to be in a constant state of agitation. Whereas Aurelien, though he can undoubtedly also remember his bad days, does not have those memories invading his thoughts constantly. When Jill said she went to therapy, I wonder if her ability to remember was the focus, or if she was. In my (non-professional) opinion, it seems like Jill has some issues that her extraordinary memory simply AMPLIFIES -- instead of CAUSES.
And here I am, sitting in my bed and struggling to remember what I started watching and how I got here ....
Some times an ad starts and i forget what video was i watching
My roommate in college was like this. You could ask him about a day and he could say "my mom came in in the morning, so and so were arguing, etc". I wanted to know why, and he said that when he was a child when he was going to bed he would play back the day in the most detail he could because he felt like he needed to remember everything, so I think that part of his brain grew extremely to be capable. His memory wasn't limited to just autobiography either - I remember him drunk singing Spanish songs he had heard once, and he didn't even speak Spanish! He was out of the park intelligent as an adult, exceptionally witty and charismatic (and flamboyant), really a character, quite unique among the people I've known. Everyone who ever met him remembers him. Unfortunately this came with not being challenged and chronic substance abuse and I don't know what became of him.
Imagine being forced to acknowledge every embarrassing moment of your life, forever.
Fuck man he was always doing something cool on each day he remembers, learning to drive and canoeing and shit... Id be like "uhhh oh that day...it was a saturday night.... I was watching netflix...alone..."
Every woman has this
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can we appreciate the Hull's professor who did a scan on Aurelien's brain? She seems so excited while learning about him and it makes my heart warm to see someone who authentically loves their job!
this man would be the best witness to a crime
Gets in an argument with girlfriend:
this, paired with the ability to delete/remove memories, would be the best gift one could have. Knowledge is power.
I can’t believe everyone doubts these people. They are amazing