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intrepidity

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3. I wish I had this superpower

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2023, 11:33 AM

Apr 2023

As a kid, I had some form of synesthesia involving colors, but it faded as I grew up.

I wonder if this is the same or similar to how some savants see numbers?

It is utterly fascinating to me.

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Various forms of Synesthesia [View all] bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 OP

I thought that was normal, how else could one imagine numbers? Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1

To me, prime numbers look very different RainCaster Apr 2023 #2

Is that learned for you, or did you always see them that way? /nt bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #5

Never really thought about it RainCaster Apr 2023 #7

I wish I had this superpower intrepidity Apr 2023 #3

I never thought much about it, and for me it's not some superpower bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #4

To me, it says something about the fundamental mathematical nature of reality intrepidity Apr 2023 #6