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		foodevl on May 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Helen Keller on her life before self-consciousness... > This reminds me of some experiment (that I will never be able to find again) That was from Richard Feynman.

pests on May 26, 2024 [–]

Ah yes! That would totally line up. Guessing from his Surely You're Joking book.

Apologies to any if I butchered the story or experiment, been awhile.

frabcus on May 26, 2024 | [–]

It's definitely in the excellent Feynman BBC series "Fun to imagine"

pests on May 27, 2024 | | [–]

I've never watched but I'll have to check it out! Must be a common story he tells haha.

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