I thought Art Benjamin's performance was obvious, but he does it under the guise of a "magician," so I would cut him some slack. After all, everybody knows magicians are entertainers. It's hard to be impressed when you can quickly deconstruct the process though.
I was quite impressed by the Tammet documentary, but your analysis is pretty stunning. I actually took everything from the original video at face value, perhaps because I wanted to be amazed by synesthesia.
I won't call it BS just yet -- there could be the possibility that the shape transformations he "sees" are the result of using algorithms in a subconscious manner, the clues of which only manifest themselves like play-doh imagery. It is rather suspicious that after the high-profile reports, there haven't been other publicized and scrutinized reports further documenting his abilities.
In any case, thanks for supplying a kick of realism back into the picture.
I was quite impressed by the Tammet documentary, but your analysis is pretty stunning. I actually took everything from the original video at face value, perhaps because I wanted to be amazed by synesthesia.
I won't call it BS just yet -- there could be the possibility that the shape transformations he "sees" are the result of using algorithms in a subconscious manner, the clues of which only manifest themselves like play-doh imagery. It is rather suspicious that after the high-profile reports, there haven't been other publicized and scrutinized reports further documenting his abilities.
In any case, thanks for supplying a kick of realism back into the picture.