Blind man throws light on what he thinks about colors

12/7/2012

If you've ever wondered what a blind person thinks of colors, Tommy Edison is here to explain. Edison, who previously listed the little-known advantages of being blind, has been blind since birth and doesn't have "any concept of what [color] is." In this charming video he snarks at people's attempts to describe colors to him, questions how ice and the sky can both be blue, and wonders if an orange is actually orange. "Color is hard," he laughs. "How do you sighted people keep them all straight?"

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Which of Tommy's color descriptions surprised you most?