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by vnorby 4908 days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92pM6hJG6Wo&feature=youtu...

I was stunned by how fast the blind can "speed listen" in the linked video. Is this something anyone can learn?

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It's nothing close to that video, but I use VLC's "playback speed" settings to watch TV at around 160%. It is definitely something you adapt to...I used to have trouble at 130%, and now that seems slow.

(If you do this, you also learn to appreciate good enunciation. Stephen Colbert is completely listen-to-able at 200%. His guests, not so much.)