50-year-old man brought to tears by seeing color for the first time

'Oh my god.'
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Brian Koerber
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50-year-old man brought to tears by seeing color for the first time
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Thanks to special glasses from a company called EnChroma, people with colorblindness can finally see the world in a whole new light by simply putting on a pair of sunglasses.

As you could imagine, seeing colors properly after living for 50 years will likely garner a memorable reaction. So, when Chris Smelcer popped on his new EnChroma glasses, his family decided to film his experience, and it's extremely heartwarming.

"Oh my god," Smelcer says after dropping his jaw.

When someone points out the color pink, and Smelcer is just straight up confused. Even the basic blue of his jeans is enough to impress the man.

By the end of the video, Smelcer is in tears. The clip really makes you appreciate something that most people take for granted every day.

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Brian Koerber

Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.


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