QI S02E11 - Synesthesia

What is Synesthesia? Stephen Fry and Alan Davies illustrate Synesthesia in this segment in Episode 11 of QI Series B

Also the name of a great song by Porcupine Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQKfabzI9qo

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• QI
• Synesthesia
• Porcupine
• Tree
• Stephen
• Fry

[rainmillr]

Has anyone has pointed out that that's not an Eb major chord. It's an Ebsus4: Eb, Ab, and Bb. Which sounds (and looks, for the synesthetes) completely different.

[dasmysteryman12]

Most people think synesthesia is weird, but I find it interesting.

[CaptainSpamurai]

For me Monday is red, Sunday is white and all the rest are different shades of blue, except for friday which has no particular colour. funny that.

[UnawareLights]

I'm not the only one :D Although I don't stop just at days of the week, most words generate a colour. It irritates me when I'm writing a paragraph and I use 'blue words' and 'red words' THEY CLASH.. He he, and my brother/friends called me crazy :D

Monday - DEFINITELY RED (not blue, in no world will Monday's ever be blue)

Tuesdays - Yellow

Wednesday - Blue

Thursday - Autumn leaves, whatever colour that is

Friday - Black

Saturday - Pink & White

Sunday - A beautiful goldenish orange (like a sunset)

[pottermaniac4292]

I do not have synesthesia (wish I did, it sounds like a lovely experience) but I have always thought Thursday was purple and Tuesday was orange. I don't think of a definite color for any of the other days.

[Ssquires93]

I have synesthesia with all senses, i can hear, taste, smell, and even FEEL different colours

Monday - Blue

Tuesday - Bright Green

Wednesday - Orange

Thursday - Purple

Friday - Red

Saturday - Purple

Sunday - White/Gray (bit fuzy sunday is)

[xShakespearex]

Monday - Yellow

Tuesday - Bright Blue

Wednesday - Emerald

Thursday - Navy Blue

Friday - Red

Saturday - Purple

Sunday - White

[fivesilvercoins]

Aww, I'm sad they didn't take up the lexical-gustatory kind. Apparently it's rare, I've never encountered anyone else who has it.

Incidentally, Monday is most definitely white. *high five Stephen*

[bumsex4me]

That girl is fuckin annoying, not funny

[bloodbath2345]

Monday - red

Tuesday - blue

Wednesday - orange

Thursday - dark green

Friday - black

[Kaizerworks]

Monday - Pale grey

Tuesday - Lime green

Wednesday - Burnt Orange

Thursday - Dark green

Friday - Brown

Saturday - Orange-yellow

Sunday - Yellow

[siliconface]

D: My goodness, how could anyone think Monday is BLUE?! Its certainly not. Infact, I don't think any day of the week is blue for me... no, because Mondays are sortof pink (but a dull pink, like... peptobismol), and Tuesdays are most certainly green, Wednesdays definately pink aswell, Thursdays are sort of orange or tan, Fridays are black, Saturdays are white, and Sundays are white.