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		dmd on Aug 29, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Panasonic Toughbook 40 One in 40,000. Being completely blind is VASTLY more common.

MaxPengwing on Aug 29, 2024 [–]

So that's still somewhere between 6600 to 11000 people in the US alone. Assuming a range of 1/300000 to 1/400000 out of 331 million US Citizens...

So while rare, its not impossible to run in to.

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