85-year-old Edward tries Enchroma glasses for the first time

At age 18, a diagnosis of colour-blindness dashed Edward's hopes of being an RAF pilot. At 85, he sees colours he has never seen before, thanks to Enchroma. 'It's like reading Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe', he says.

[@hebneh]

"I suppose one would have to learn a complete new lexicon..." Now that is definitely the first time I've heard that phrase (or anything remotely close to it) in a colorblind-glasses video!

[@airportnurse12]

"It just taxes one's power of description." Love it!

[@kamillaelliott131]

Edward and I went out with his glasses last week and he was able to see purple for the first time. He had no name for it!

[@LBart218]

This was a nice video. Is Edward still alive today?

[@kamillaelliott8388]

@@LBart218 He died Jan. 2021

[@LBart218]

@@kamillaelliott8388 I'm sorry for your loss. ❤

[@Rodolfo-qy3md]

What a beautiful gentleman.

[@catherinerae1087]

he seems like such a lovely person!!!

[@BranNewUser2009]

+Catherine Listash He is! An absolute darling.

[@SuperYtc1]

SEEMS.

[@annasajerk]

he's so damn articulate. old brits are the best. greetings from Midwest America :)

[@mudkip_btw]

Haha yes! I love how colourblind people can see colour with these glasses, it's pretty amazing!

[@googletranslate6726]

He's probably from the south east he sounds really posh and 1920's

[@manchestertart5614]

Old brits?, please put a capital B for Brit. Also, call him English,which is what he is. You sound patronising.

[@tpaine7680]

No, actually, you do, Julie. He was being friendly and complimentary and didn't deserve your snippiness; UK yourself perhaps? If you're so insistent on the B, capitalize your own name first. Oh, and you're welcome for the glasses too by the way.

[@sixchiensblancs]

@@manchestertart5614 You sound like a snotty tart...

[@-Brige-]

"It's like reading Shakespeare after reading Robinson Crusoe!" Haha! THAT is funny Sir! And it makes perfect sense!

[@RunningGrass-we7tm]

Loved that line

[@paulaegraham]

I always rather prefered DeFoe.

[@pamelaparker5513]

I want to hug him so badly.

[@kamillaelliott131]

+Pamela Parker He would love that!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Why not hug him really nicely ;-)

[@CodyCombat]

Can we all just admire the man for being 85 and not walking around like an old person? I bet he could still run if he wanted to.

[@eternity7477]

It is like reading Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe. Beautiful.

[@coolpeeps6528]

I'm so happy these glasses exist and I'm so happy that this man got to experience color seeing that he is at an advanced age. May he have many more years of vibrant color and may many more adults and children get to experience the world in color.

[@TraceVandal]

I swear, when you watch these videos YOU feel like the colors are brighter too. If it was just a normal video of the girl and her grandpa in the garden I wouldn't have even thought twice about the colors on display.

[@sekkusupisutoruzu]

TraceVandal Depends on your level of attention to detail.

[@alysiab.480]

They sound so fancy.

[@stevenscummy1458]

+Alysia Bryant He's a million percent British, he even named his dog "Nigel" hahahaha

[@winterwolf211]

Yes XD so posh, so British

[@alysiab.480]

+Worlds I know right!

[@bailey125]

+Steven Scummy This is only one of hundreds of British accents :)

[@wyonthebeat]

He sounds posh

[@VictoryAviation]

I wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force also, and even a helo pilot once I joined the Army. My dreams were crushed my freshman year of high-school when we took a color vision test. I'm so thrilled to try these!!!

[@SuperYtc1]

After trying them what did you think?

[@dtiydr]

@@SuperYtc1 He found out that he still couldn't be pilot, because you MUST be able to see colors by no help to be able to be a pilot.

[@SuperYtc1]

@@dtiydr I was wondering just about every day use.

[@BeverlyLodge]

What a sweetie!!! Love him, "fascinating" he says! hahaha bless him!

[@BeverlyLodge]

"taxes one's palate of description" - brilliant ;)

[@CarnifaxMachine]

"It just taxes one's powers of description." Hahaha he's so British it's great.

[@manchestertart5614]

Omg!!!, get it right. Why can't you just say it, he is English?

[@historiasparaquimio]

I love the way He talks. Your father seems to be a very intellectual man, someone who study the whole life. Bless you.

[@oliverupload]

what a lovely voice from the lady! and well articulated man

[@DannyBoomhead]

He's right... words cannot explain how beautiful this is. X

[@jimnorthland2903]

I'm in my sixties and just learned that I was born with prosopagnosia (face blindness). For all these years I believed that I was deficient in personality to be unable to discern people like everyone else could. It is life altering to know the cause.

[@adaperez4770]

makes me appreciate life more.

[@sanchejoui1194]

Dang, I love him. Wanna hug him right now.

[@jakemcintyre6162]

what a lovely old man

[@manchestertart5614]

Older never old.

[@alireyistheboss]

is it weird that i like old people more than i like babies? it's true, i really like old ppl but i don't know why. they're just so cute.

[@BranNewUser2009]

+alireyisboss He is adorable and a great friend!

[@Petrajac88]

+alireyisboss not weird at all, I am the same..

[@suomipepe2509]

babies are weird af

[@suomipepe2509]

not toddler tho

[@bubgum00]

Maybe do some volunteer work at a nursing home.

[@assignmeanameplease]

Love it! The Greatest Generation sees color! Such a wonderful video.

[@sixchiensblancs]

You do know that he was a kid during WWII right?

[@mekales]

Just amazing. 85 years without true color. I hope I can be just like him at that age!

[@Ffireflies]

'Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe'😀brilliant!

[@Shiloie]

So moved by his eloquence but even more than that, that of which he didn’t speak, the wonder of it all. Beautiful. From Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

[@faraal1504]

Im so happy he could experience colors! Hes so cute too!

[@DoofusMonkey]

5:39 Rumor has it at this very moment Daniel Defoe's memorial monument spontaneously combusted

[@Mario1234mario3s]

So sophisticated hahaha! Love it!

[@pauldhoff]

Like in many other of these EnChroma videos, I can hear the camera person also enjoying the new found world of people they care for. Paul

[@BranNewUser2009]

+pauldhoff This is the edited version. I had to cut quite a few sections where my voice was too loud and my excitement over the top!!

[@pauldhoff]

+BranNewUser2009 Personally, I don't care if someone is being too loud. For me part of the excitement of the video is also the people who care for the colorblind person too and sharing their new experience. I would like to see it all you want to share it. Paul

[@clevoloki55]

LOL I loved his dig on Robinson Crusoe. These glasses are wonderful, so magic to see the reactions of all the people experiencing full color for their first time. Glad this gentleman got to do so.

[@birkit1133]

What a fantastic comparison: reading Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe! 😅

[@mellownessuperstar2618]

What a gorgeous accent. So wonderful that these exist.

[@SeliahK]

He is so analytical about it! Takes his time with it... this is great! I'm so glad he got to see this! Good on you for getting him a pair of these!

[@maryannedelaney]

How wonderful he could see color . God bless your family. I would sit outside for the rest of my life. I hope his food looks more appetizing !

[@Sketcher93]

Such a distinguished gentleman. I couldn't be happier for him. A lovely man.

[@papaquonis]

It's never too late to experience something new. He seems to be a lovely man - so glad he got to see how wonderful colours can be.

[@vkushima1957]

I want to speak like that. It’s absolute poetry.

[@cassandrastephens5885]

He is such a delight! Thank you for sharing his experience.

[@justinwaters2104]

So proper. You even named a dog, Nigel.

[@garyloudenslager587]

What a nice articulate man!!Real pleasure to meet you,well sort of! Enjoy it sir!!

[@DANATIMM]

I love it!!! I'm always glad to see it when someone can view the "new world".

[@nje5651]

I'm pretty sure I watched every one of these videos on KZbin and this guy does the best job explaining it nicely done sir

[@tashumbriamiller]

Watching from Dallas, Texas,,,he has the brightest natural eye color! Loving this video.

[@iambecomepaul]

What a proper lad. Such a charming gent.

[@pegatheetoo1437]

What a precious gift, especially at 85!!! :-)

[@zimnizzle]

What a beautiful gift. I'm so happy for you!

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Thanks for uploading this, it's priceless ...and not a vertical bloody video :-) (thumbs up)

[@NickanM]

He is just like a happy little kid! :) ( I think I would be like that after 85 years too)

[@DoesRwjsmom]

What a wondrous video. Thank you for sharing, I hope Edward is enjoying the beauty of the world.

[@novabigstar1509]

What a distinguished man. I just adore the way he explained what he was seeing after all these years. Very moving!

[@harveythepooka]

He seems so healthy and happy for someone his age.

[@RaphaelAguirre]

With all those Enchroma videos around, we only needed one elderly brit to have the proper vocabulary to express the differences. The rest are just ignorant of their own language, which isn't my native one btw. Well done sir, well done.

[@Jayderica]

The difference between old Brits and Old Americans 😂 both so cute for different reasons . This guy it such a lovely gentle man. So happy for him.

[@manchestertart5614]

Less of the old, thank you very much. Patronising....

[@peterkuit5683]

I love these two people. Nice how the woman gives the man space to explore.

[@Enedrapvp]

I get mine in a week :) The whole video looked pretty much like a brown smudge to me so lol

[@yoyochex9300]

+Nytza soooooooooo, did you get them???

[@ajar2291]

+Nytza soooooooo, did you get them?????????

[@Enedrapvp]

+chester lightshowcat Yes, and they work great :) I was only slightly colorblind, missing mostly dark reds. Now colors are unique. I wear them daily. Every light in a house gives off a white light. They always gave off a yellow light that was too overpowering. Very odd, but I no longer sit in the dark in my apartment, because light actually doesn't distort color anymore. Trees have tons of shades of brown, and I have to say though I thought that plants were typically smudged brown, i really just was seeing too few shades of brown to recognize the difference. Worth every penny.

[@yoyochex9300]

wow, welp enjoy

[@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair]

+Nytza Don't know where you are from but I'm sure If you are from somewhere like New England,U.S. with changing leaves in the fall/autumn that must be a huge difference.

[@ellennoble1734]

So happy for him...

[@tomsamari]

I'm so happy for him!

[@andrewmcgurk9]

This makes me feel so happy

[@jibberjabberman]

spring in the step. love it!

[@salvationzone9532]

If you're one to believe in heaven, just imagine the colors that will possibly be revealed that don't even exist in this dimension.

[@wagnercorrea_]

Emotional moment!

[@halcyon289]

Nigel seems impressed !

[@haziqabdulrahman6952]

this girl voices sounds polite

[@lornaharris9917]

I'm so glad that Edward got to experience seeing color in his lifetime! I enjoyed the video very much.

My goodness are you both just adorable

[@mizofan]

Ah what a marvellous development and I wish him well :)

[@CM-kx4on]

He is such a gentleman

[@waskelweewabbit1453]

He even chuckles with a British accent lol Love it.

[@OoMASEoO]

Enchroma is so amazing. I want him to see purple and magenta tho! Ah here we go, inside! 😄

[@bochum123123]

You're never too old for... colours!

[@marilyndougherty3486]

My father is gone now, but I wished that I knew about these glasses when he was alive so I could have surprised him. 😞

[@norymusic]

codsworth is it you?

[@Wolfie-gc4np]

Lovely video and family.

[@kamillaelliott8388]

BranNewUser2009 is my account--this week, Edward died at the age of 90. He lived a full and happy life and I am honoured to call him my friend. I will miss him.

[@kuhpunkt]

:(

[@cameracameras]

This is awesome. I really can't wait for my pair to be delivered.

[@FengLong]

+cameracameras So...? How did it go~?

[@itsmecc2454]

This is beautiful.

[@adikesavanveerasamy4478]

where you make enchroma glass

[@Kiri2155]

Rest in peace Edward 😌

[@AndrewFlyGuy]

What kind of person hits "dislike" on a video like this?!

[@TheAustinmetro]

+Andrew Williams I guess the Edward´s incarnated color-blindness

[@TheAustinmetro]

+Andrew Williams I guess the Edward´s incarnated color-blindness

[@BaddaBigBoom]

A pleb.

[@SuperYtc1]

A BLIND person.

[@lilysfield1]

you spell it...J E R K. nothing gets respect with one of those

[@Butmunch666]

Fascinating. :)

[@jeremylawrenceamadehilledw6515]

85 year old man explains it best haha a very smart and eloquent gentleman. "I suppose the equivalent of reading Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe." I laughed pretty hard . . . I'm stealing that line.

[@tonyprice5726]

You can take the air force from the man BUT !...you can't take the air force out of the man . Glad your spec's work for you and now you can buy a lot of different types of coloured flowers .

[@adhbadoang1086]

I'm happy for him....... my first son is 26 years old now, yet he's still in color blind state........

[@Tylersmodding]

he reminds me of doc from back to the future

[@badapple65]

That was Over My Head. I think he said that they work!

[@sethpoiner3941]

What if he had a heart attack from shock

[@nyxxie023]

He's so adorable lol

[@infinitecreator4230]

alternate universe good count dooku sees color for the first time! :)

[@sixchiensblancs]

Wonderful!!! Like reading Shakespeare after Robinson Crusoe... hehehe.... Equivalent to American saying "Like watching The Grapes of Wrath after watching the Kardashians..."

[@jj-bu6gd]

My brother just got his, and he teared up on the flower section of lowes, we are different types of colorblind so his didnt really work for me, and it convinced me to buy mine and it will get here for my 21st birthday

[@thedon008]

+Jacob Gifford (Jakerfuffle) Good luck with that! Hope you have fun.:D

[@jj-bu6gd]

thanks! i am excited to try them out, going to the aquarium soon to test them

[@garym444]

congratulations

[@michaelgrace1298]

Living next to a motorway brings you down just a little my dear,

[@kamillaelliott131]

Busy road but no motorway...

[@SmokeymcJoint420]

....Yes

[@MechanicalMikesRoadsideRepair]

I've got to say from watching this it is a great video and the accents are amazing too.Americans seem to raise their pitch of voice to sound more polite and english accents have a higher pitch sort of and sounds more formal.

[@manchestertart5614]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Toodle pip old bean Just to give you what you seem to want.

[@dishappywithlife2556]

Sweet 💝

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Did he just say "Yes indeedy"? :-)

[@Knoar]

Where is this? I love the accents, the garden, and especially the stone fence.

[@AnnabelleJARankin]

England

[@lolpop3027]

His voice could use a higher probing frequency, sounds like a synth. love the accent tho!