Blind ambition

Following on from yesterday's informational piece, we now go from the sublime to the ridiculous. The new season of American Idol started this week, and on Tuesday night's show the final hopeful to be featured was a young blind man. He sang really well and earned a ticket to Hollywood from the judges, bringing the night's show to a most touching, heartfelt finale.

Well, almost.

If you watch the show regularly you will know that the host, Ryan Seacrest, waits outside the judges' room to either console or congratulate the contestant after their audition. Ryan was duly waiting for our blind chanteur to emerge, and when he saw the golden ticket he silently raised his hand in anticipation of a high five.

Think about this situation for a moment...

...Ryan obviously hadn't.