The video is a first-person account of the author's 24-hour experience living as a color blind person, specifically with Protanopia, a condition that affects the perception of green and red colors. The author, who is aware of the challenges faced by color blind individuals, decides to simulate the condition by wearing a special headset. He starts by trying to identify numbers in a book and realizes it's a struggle. He then proceeds to his daily activities, such as crossing the street, shopping, cooking, and dining out with his fiancé. Throughout these experiences, he shares his difficulties in distinguishing colors, especially in traffic lights, food items, and outfits. He also shares his frustration with his fiancé over the color of their meals. At the end of the day, he removes the headset and is surprised to find that he can now see colors. He concludes by reflecting that being color blind is indeed challenging and that the simplest of blessings, like seeing colors, can drastically change one's life if lost.
1. One out of every 12 men in the world suffers from color blindness. [Source: Text]
2. The speaker decides to experience life as a color blind person for 24 hours to understand the challenges it presents. [Source: Text]
3. The speaker uses a device called a headset to simulate color blindness. [Source: Text]
4. The speaker tries to perform daily tasks such as shopping, cooking, and eating while wearing the headset. [Source: Text]
5. The speaker struggles with tasks like distinguishing ripe from unripe fruits, identifying food colors, and even deciding what to wear. [Source: Text]
6. Despite the challenges, the speaker completes his daily tasks with the help of his fiancee and other people around him. [Source: Text]
7. The speaker concludes that being color blind is hard and that even the simplest of blessings could drastically affect one's life if lost. [Source: Text]