Instant Genius

Jason Padgett was brutally mugged and was close to death. Luckily, he lived but only after receiving many blows to the head. This particular mugging had a unique outcome; Jason became a math genius. Prior to his mugging, Jason was a college dropout and had no interest in mathematics. The trauma to the head caused dormant sections to become active, in this case, the math and mental imagery. This allowed him to be able to understand math at a genius level. He sees the world differently than most people. Each surface is a part of a mathematical equation. His new found gift also allows him to draw fractals, or shapes representing mathematical formulas. Before his mugging, Jason did not even know how to draw. He does these drawings by hand with no tools. 

How would you react if this happened to you?

Would you change it back if you were in his shoes?

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  • Good job overall! While you replied a lot, I would prefer you reply throughout the week and not just on one day.

  • It;s hard to say because he is a new person. So if your happy with being a new person than yes. I think this is amazing for him. 

    • That is a good point. It would be very different to be the almost opposite of who you once was.

  • This is cool, and good for the guy because something good came out of a bad situation.

    • That's a good way to look at it. At least this incident did more good than bad.

  • I would be amazed and never want to change back.

    • I agree. It would be an amazing gift that could be used for the greater good.

  • Wow that's crazy. I probably don't want to have this math genius brain, it seems like it just causes problems. I don't really think that I could change something back, if your born with such a brain then I guess you stick with it. 

    • I agree with you on that part. It would be weird if that was all you thought about.

  • This is just plan weird, but cool at the same time.  If this happened to me, I am not really sure how i would react. I world probably be confused about why this has happened. 

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