Deaf people can’t hear. Blind people can’t see. But what do they call it when you can’t feel pain…I know it’s a real medical disorder…I think Biff has it.
Seems like people with CIPA would do well in law enforcement or military… It would suck to have it though. You wouldn’t realize you had your hand on a hot plate unless someone told you so.
It’s also possible to not really be aware of pain even without CIPA. I should know; I live in a state of chronic pain that I’ve adapted to by literally tuning out anything below a certain threshold. I’ll have people tell me I’m bleeding, and have to wonder when *that* happened, or get up at night to take some painkillers just because I can’t get to sleep because something’s hurting but it’s too ‘low’ to be consciously aware of the pain. It’s survivable, but not very fun sometimes.
I think I have CIPA… the other day I was walking around barefoot and stepped on a piece of glass that sliced clean through my foot. I didn’t notice until someone pointed it out to me. I had an “oh really?” kind of reaction then pulled it out and went about my day.
If he has CIPA, He would probably be dead. But, I think it’s unlikely. More likely, he gets hurt so much on a daily basis that he just doesn’t notice when he’s in pain.
A cochlear implant is a special type of hearing aid, usually used on small children who have never developed hearing, because it hear differently than the normal human ear. Obviously, they implant something into your head, then they put in a sort of hearing aid thing, which picks up and translates sounds. It’s a very cool piece of science.
@Deteramot: You’re exactly right. Except I was a special case- I had already developed hearing, since they implanted it into the cochlea of my right ear at the age of 5 after I lost 100% of my natural hearing in both ears to spinal meningitus. Other then that, you’re spot on. And it works perfectly well for me-other then asking you to repeat yourself here and there you can carry on a conversation with me just fine. :3
Uhm, Biff? You don’t gotta lick the paper box to close it…
And this is what happens when you buy self adhesive envelopes.
and strangely enough… iv’e done that
He didn’t realize his tounge was stuck until he put the envelope in the box? Jeez….
Thats because his recoil unit is still broken =D
Deaf people can’t hear. Blind people can’t see. But what do they call it when you can’t feel pain…I know it’s a real medical disorder…I think Biff has it.
its called CIPA (congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis)
there was an episode of House about it recently
*squeals* EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeee!
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEE!!!!!!
I’m deaf, actually. =D I wear a cochlear implant. Google it, too much info to type up here.
……ummm, yeah, alot of people would find that long of a toungue usefule…
Seems like people with CIPA would do well in law enforcement or military… It would suck to have it though. You wouldn’t realize you had your hand on a hot plate unless someone told you so.
Or that you had just stuck your hand in the meatgrinder….
Trust me, once you smell the burning meat without cooking anything you know it. Oo
almost all people with CIPA die before theyre 25, and a large number dont make it past 3. It’s kinda unlikely Biff has it.
Uhm… yeah?
He’s been cut in half by paper. I dont think Death is of any great importance to him.
It’s also possible to not really be aware of pain even without CIPA. I should know; I live in a state of chronic pain that I’ve adapted to by literally tuning out anything below a certain threshold. I’ll have people tell me I’m bleeding, and have to wonder when *that* happened, or get up at night to take some painkillers just because I can’t get to sleep because something’s hurting but it’s too ‘low’ to be consciously aware of the pain. It’s survivable, but not very fun sometimes.
Yeah, when Biff gets hurt he just looks kinda frustrated.
Biff always looks frustrated. I don’t tihnk he has any other expression.
I think I have CIPA… the other day I was walking around barefoot and stepped on a piece of glass that sliced clean through my foot. I didn’t notice until someone pointed it out to me. I had an “oh really?” kind of reaction then pulled it out and went about my day.
Malachite Dragon Says:
April 29th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
I’m deaf, actually. =D I wear a cochlear implant. Google it, too much info to type up here.
*looks pointedly at you*
Cochlear is derived from the latin word for spoon…
for example. Te odeo, interfice te cochleare.
Translation: I hate you, go kill yourself with a spoon =P
I can think of worse things to do with a spoon.
If he has CIPA, He would probably be dead. But, I think it’s unlikely. More likely, he gets hurt so much on a daily basis that he just doesn’t notice when he’s in pain.
Moriarty Matherson Says: Cochlear is derived from the Latin word for spoon…
I had heard Cochlea was the Latin word for snail. Cochlear is a grammatically logical form of the same word.
A cochlear implant is a special type of hearing aid, usually used on small children who have never developed hearing, because it hear differently than the normal human ear. Obviously, they implant something into your head, then they put in a sort of hearing aid thing, which picks up and translates sounds. It’s a very cool piece of science.
@Deteramot: You’re exactly right. Except I was a special case- I had already developed hearing, since they implanted it into the cochlea of my right ear at the age of 5 after I lost 100% of my natural hearing in both ears to spinal meningitus. Other then that, you’re spot on. And it works perfectly well for me-other then asking you to repeat yourself here and there you can carry on a conversation with me just fine. :3
(and I’m 19 now if anyone cares.)
gene simmons must have tongue envy
strong adhesives seem to be the end of Biff