A Rainbow Is A Song: The Wild, Curious & Wonderful World of Synesthesia

On a late winter day in 1922, the sound of a gun shot resounded with a loud boom in the hills surrounding the house of three-year-old Edgar Curtis. The sound itself wasn’t out of the ordinary, since the Curtises lived near a firing range. What was extraordinary was the question the boy turned to ask his mother: “What is that big, black noise?”

The cross-blending of the senses, hearing colors or tasting words … that’s synesthesia. Once thought to be quite rare, neuroscientists such as David Eagleman estimate as much as 4% of the population may have some form. More at the link above, including a video interview with Eagleman.

Think you might be a synesthete? Take the test.

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    I wish I was like this. It is the coolest thing ever!
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    Man. Synesthesia is sooo cool.
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