Does anyone have a photographic mind?

Discussion in 'The Bench' started by 66rivnail, May 26, 2020.

  1. 66rivnail

    66rivnail 1966 Riviera

    I am amazed when I see people that can take apart complicated machinery with nary a photo or manual anywhere in sight. Sometimes these parts are unassembled for days or weeks at a time yet they are able to assemble with no problem. I on the other hand must take pictures, take notes, and refer to the manual almost every time in order to get it back together property. I have had this issue since I was a child. Just wondering if there are members on this board that have this wonderful gift of a photographic memory.
     
  2. GS464

    GS464 Hopelessly Addicted

    Nobody is more surprised than me when I take apart something complicated and have at least a couple of random bolts or screws when I 'finish' putting back together... In fact, I have a drawer in my original toolbox dedicated to those orphans, just in case.
     
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  3. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    I'm putting a 66 chevelle together that's been apart for 9yrs,.. what's fun is doing a late model wreck that's apart for weeks,..I've never marked or labeled anything take that **** off throw it in the box and move onto the next

    Doing it hungover sucks tho Haha
     
  4. TrunkMonkey

    TrunkMonkey Well-Known Member

    Yes. I thought everyone was like this for a good part of my life. Then I started realizing I had a "gift".

    But, as I have gotten older, I find there are some glitches now and again, and that contrast makes me appreciate what I did have at one time.
     
  5. bhambulldog

    bhambulldog 1955 76-RoadmasterRiviera

    I can remember a lot of stuff from 1964.
    But, I don’t know where my car keys are...
    My dearly departed Mother had photographic memory, up until the day she died at 90 years 10 months. Her mind was sharp as a tack.
     
  6. steve covington

    steve covington Well-Known Member

    Sure, I suspect that most of us Buick people have photographic minds. My problem is that I either forget to load the film or have it exposed too long!
     
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  7. 2001ws6

    2001ws6 last of the v8 interceptors

    I use my IPhone. With all the crap I have to remember at work, I'm shot.

    I take pictures of stuff while i'm taking it apart and of course use the Buick manuals.
     
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  8. docgsx

    docgsx It's not a GTX

    Any man has ever been in a relationship with a woman where there was an argument knows that most women have a photographic memory
     
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  9. 2001ws6

    2001ws6 last of the v8 interceptors

    Its a no win situation anyway.. lol ;)
     
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  10. Brian Albrecht

    Brian Albrecht Classic Reflections

    I've been told I have a pornographic memory...
     
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  11. Guy Parquette

    Guy Parquette Platinum Level Contributor

    I had a very server head trauma years ago. And my short term memory is shot. It really sucks
     
  12. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    Remember every word you say verbatim
     
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  13. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    Yes, I have a photographic memory, but it used to be a lot sharper when I was younger.
    I regularly strip down watches, carbs, that sort of thing, then leave them for a while while waiting for parts and then still manage to get them together. Just today I got this 1885 Aurora watch in the mail, and within 15 minutes had the problems figured out and had it running again; - the previous owner had screwed up the mainspring and the motion-work, so it wouldn't run, and then because there was a piece of crud on the 3rd wheel it stopped the lever action every minute or so.
    Now it's been running on my bench for the past 1/2 an hour; the oscillation speed has improved and it's actually running in beat, - next step once it winds down is to take it completely apart and then clean it, inspect each part and all the jeweling, and then reassemble it and time it.
    These things are more fun than cars...
     
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  14. Prairie Piston

    Prairie Piston Well-Known Member

    Definitely don’t have a photographic memory.

    When I went to college for an architectural and civil drafting program, I had to take a spatial relations exam. It was basically a number of 2d plans and corresponding isometrics. Imagine a box unfolded vs the box as a box. I finished the exam in 5 minutes and found two errors. I asked the teacher about it and apparently some people really struggle understanding this principle. Some people never finished the exam. I never realized that not everyone could do this as it is natural to me. I had a designer work for me who was very organized and smart but could not figure out basic plans for stairs
     
  15. gsfred

    gsfred Founders Club Member

    I spent my career at IBM. I worked with a guy and I can remember going on business trips with him. He would grab the latest PC mag, page through it and give it to me. I would ask, aren't you gonna read it. His response was later on as I have it in my mind. He was one of the sharpest guys, and a natural leader as well. Wish I had that skill.
     
  16. philbquick

    philbquick Founders Club Member

    When I was in high school I worked evenings at a repair shop. I got to finish the stuff they didn't get done during the day. I got quite good at putting stuff together that I didn't take apart, some of it is common sense, sometimes you need to read the part, look at the wear patterns to figure it out. I'm 66 now and not so good at it anymore, it takes me 4 times longer to do things now and it's not my hands it's my mind. I used to think 3 or 4 steps ahead, my hands couldn't go fast enough, now I have trouble with the step I on. Age sucks!
     
  17. JoeBlog

    JoeBlog Platinum Level Contributor

    My dad had a photographic memory. He once was “asked” to leave The Riviera casino in Vegas. They accused him of counting cards. He denied it, of course. To him, it wasn’t cheating if you could remember the last 15 - 20 cards and knew when to bet. I’m sure I inherited some of it; my Wildcat spent 10 years (2004 -2014) in an advanced state of disassembly. When it got put back together again, I knew exactly where to look and what the container looked like. I still don’t play card games though.
     
  18. hugger

    hugger Well-Known Member

    I lose stuff after 3 min if setting it down,. Hell I walk to tool box to get something and stand there because I forgot on the way over
     
  19. nekkidhillbilly

    nekkidhillbilly jeffreyrigged youtube channel owner

    some stuff i can see once and figure out other stuff i forget daily.
     
  20. Guy Parquette

    Guy Parquette Platinum Level Contributor

    Me also. But on the other hand I can put a completely disassembled GS back together with my eyes closed.
     

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