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F4L2OYD13 t1_ix0iwap wrote

Reply to comment by JBatjj in TIL after a seizure left him paralyzed except for his left eyelid, Jean-Dominique Bauby (1952-1997) wrote the bestselling book "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" by blinking to select each letter as an assistant recited the alphabet to him. by chumloadio

what we aren't considering is how much blinking would need to occur to discuss and agree on that system

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JBatjj t1_ix0yxgv wrote

Because you show a diagram at all times and the blinker has no choice but to use it...

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F4L2OYD13 t1_ix2kkgr wrote

yes I'm sure he wasn't a part of orchestrating the system. They just realized they had a captive writer and forced a book on him.

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Officer_Hops t1_ix19st1 wrote

To be fair it’s not like the blinker has to agree, they don’t have much of a choice.

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zKarp t1_ix3bjkc wrote

He could just close his eye and fall asleep.

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