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Title: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: pwhodges on 15 Oct 2010, 01:35

It may not lead to an international career, but still... Wow? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2G1aSt8zdY&p=8DCA5DF81E91AA11&playnext=1&index=22)

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Inlander on 15 Oct 2010, 02:17

China's got, like, a billion people - of course one of them can play the piano with his feet!

Seriously though this is absolutely amazing. I wish the video had more shot of his feet and less of his face - I'd love to see his technique.

And because we're talking about pianists with unorthodox technique (and possibly because I've just had my first drink in three days), here's Thelonious Monk playing a solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmhP1RgbrrY#t=3m08s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmhP1RgbrrY#t=3m08s)

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Tom on 15 Oct 2010, 02:51

Paul, I'm disappointed that he did not play the piano using only the power of his mind. China has, like, 1.3 billion people - of course one of them should be a freakishly deformed, yet easy on the eyes, telekinetic pianist.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Spluff on 15 Oct 2010, 03:28

That is absolutely incredible. It must have required an absolutely ridiculous amount of training.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: KharBevNor on 15 Oct 2010, 03:30

Wait, wait, wait...

China's Got Talent?

Jesus christ.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Inlander on 15 Oct 2010, 06:33

Yeah, and they're not locking it up and calling it an enemy of the people any more, either!

Well, I mean, not to quite the same extent.

Well I mean it's not being done by Mao any more, anyway.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: scarred on 15 Oct 2010, 11:44

I can barely play with my hands and this guy's miles ahead of me. What a dick.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Inlander on 15 Oct 2010, 22:16

Wait, he can play with that too?!

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Tom on 15 Oct 2010, 23:24

He's just the complete package.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Inlander on 16 Oct 2010, 04:39

Well mostly complete, anyway.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Zingoleb on 16 Oct 2010, 20:53

The title of this continually makes me think it's one of the spambots running around.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: pwhodges on 17 Oct 2010, 00:19

I run a substantial mailserver at work, and can testify how hard it is to distinguish spam from real mail.  Not least because there is an awful lot of mail that it's really hard to classify even with a great deal of thought.

Title: Re: Armless boy playing the piano
Post by: Zingoleb on 17 Oct 2010, 02:05

You're right. This casts you into suspicion Paul.

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_F4yinVt5IS8/R4vYewEi6uI/AAAAAAAACmE/KWcGJhIb4uw/s1600/funny-captcha-06.jpg)

What does this say?