A man from Hunan Province of China can place glass balls, wooden poles and other objects on top of his rolling eyeballs without feeling any discomfort. Chen Xiang, a two Guinness World Record holder, can even perform Chinese calligraphy with his eye clamping a brush or even play the piano with his eyes! Writing words on his eyeballs with a brush also does not pose as a problem for him.Continue reading the full article after the jump.
In order to perform his "eye calligraphy", Chen Xiang has a specially crafted 1.65 m brush that weighs 2kg without black ink. When soaked with ink, it can reach a weight of approximately 10kg! Chen Xiang told reporters that while others may feel uncomfortable or painful clamping the pen, writing with this huge brush to him is just a simple eye exercise and he feels totally at ease with using such a huge brush!Each time after he finishes his calligraphy using his eyes, they would be red and tearful and it would seem that he has problems in even opening his eyes. Amazingly, after a short period of rest, his eyeballs would turn back to normal again!
Why is it that Chen Xiang's eyes not only can allow contact with foreign objects, but also bear tremendous weight? Doctors did an eye checkup on Chen Xiang and discovered that physically, his eyes are of no difference as compared to others. However, eye specialists pointed out that the sensory system for his eyes are much slower than normal ones. They even pointed out that his eyes should feel painful while making such performances, but as he is convinced that he has "supernatural powers", hence mentally he is able to control the discomfort.Doctors have advised that he should not carry on with the performances, and infection may occur, which causes blindness.
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Tags: Eyes | Calligraphy
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