Stephen Wiltshire draws Tokyo from memory

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One of Stephen's extraordinary abilities is to memorize landscapes up to the highest detail. During this flight he had a thorough look at the view of the Japanese capital from the helicopter including thousands of buildings, towers, high-ways, cars, buses, even down to intricate details of trees and windows. Following the 30 minutes ride Stephen seemed to be very excited and ready for the challenge.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: October 2, 2006 at 6:57 am
Author: stephenwiltshire

Length: 00:07:20
Rating: 4.86
Views: 505231

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Video Comments:
Raytard1 (December 3, 2008 at 8:24 pm)
that's sick... i hope he is aware of the hability he has :)
BlackDreadBoy (December 2, 2008 at 10:12 pm)
how in the hell is this possible?
cynthia1981 (December 1, 2008 at 4:07 pm)
Simply beautiful. I am truly appreciative of someone with such skill. Incredible
jetaimemina (November 27, 2008 at 7:40 pm)
Who wouldn't..
mjag1988 (November 24, 2008 at 4:52 pm)
The Savant Syndrome(savantism) is the name of the disease. The causes are not yet clear. You can also search for Kim Peek, a savant, who can memorise an entire phonebook, but he's not able to tight his shoes.
Stephen is one of the less afeccted with autism of all the savants in the world.
hppop1 (November 23, 2008 at 7:19 am)
he's a sevant

a sevant is a

his everyday knowledge

has been sacrificed for his outrageous talents

photographic memory and illustration
maxdesu (November 29, 2008 at 4:10 am)
you must mean savant
BENJAMINEK0 (November 23, 2008 at 4:31 am)
Oh my god, tht s rlly huge, i dont believe my eyes
sandraabiatchx (November 22, 2008 at 11:03 am)
wow
Pavor26Nocturnus (November 22, 2008 at 7:30 am)
he's fantastic