Chinese 'Cat-Boy' Has Built-In Night Vision
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The ability to see clearly when it is pitch dark is possessed only by animals, heroic mutants like the X-Men and if experts are to be trusted . . . . A young boy who lives in a remote Chinese village!
Nong Youhui's parents who in China's Guanxi Province noticed their son's eyes were different the day he was born. Instead of black or dark brown, the common color for Asian babies, they were a light blue. Even more intriguing was the fact, that when a flashlight was shined upon them, they would emit a bluish-green light just like the eyes of a feline. However, when the concerned parent's consulted with the village doctor, he assured them they would turn to black or dark brown, as he grew older.
Since the young boy was normal in every other way, the parents soon got used to his beautiful eyes and life went on as usual. Then a few years ago, Nong Youhui's teacher heard him complaining about how difficult it was for him to see in the bright sunlight. When a fellow classmate casually joked that his eyes resembled that of a cat, the curious teacher decided to shine a flashlight into young Nong's eyes - They in turn, flashed back.
When he asked Nong if he could see in the dark, the young boy affirmed. To test his assertion the teacher invited him to capture crickets on a dark night - Sure enough, the young boy needed no human manufactured light - His shining eyes were enough to catch the critters.
This revelation, which came about in 2009, has changed Nong Youhui's life forever. As word spread, experts from all over the world flew in to examine his unearthly power. Turns out, that he is born with a rare genetic condition, which makes it a little difficult for him to see in bright sunlight, but allows for perfect vision in the dark.
Cat-Boy, as he is now called, has become world famous and recently, even earned himself a spot in a brand new Guinness World Record category - The first human who can see in the dark! How cool is that?
Resources : odditycentral.com, dailytelegraph.com.au
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- keyalmost 13 yearsthis is so cool to me i would love to be him one day i would se everything
- Tyleralmost 13 yearshe's pretty cool, ya know to have CAT EYES?!!! eh? eh?
- :) + <3 = :)almost 13 yearsThis boy is so cute!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) I love his smile!
- :):):)+<3= 0almost 13 yearsI really think that he should notice how beautiful and unique his eyes are. He's very special. He has beautiful eyes. I wish I were like Nong Youhui!
- pinkheartiealmost 13 yearsOMG!!!!!!1 Wierd and cool at the same time!!!!!!!
- cheesealmost 13 yearsamazing
- bobalmost 13 yearswierd
Mr. Munozalmost 13 yearsFr- I wish I could have eyes like that because I could see in the dark. Could all boys do that in China? Nobody could even do that in the dark because when they have no eyes like that, they can't even see anything. Er- The boy is lighting up from his eyes because he is the kid that has eyes like that. The boy is lucky to have those eyes because he can find crickets in the dark. The teacher asked the kid to find the crickets and the boy did.- Julianalmost 13 yearswhoa that is soo cool but it is too bad he has to squint outside
- Sofialmost 13 yearsAwww He Is Zoo Cute!!!!!!!!!!!11
