Sherlock Holmes

This T-shirt is a tribute to Holmes, a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One of the most famous detectives in the world of fiction, Holmes’s most apparent strength is his ability to draw large conclusions from even the most minor observations. In modern society, we’ve become accustomed to not observing, and our busy minds often cause us to ignore important details.

Sherlock’s ability that is quite interesting is his ability to forget information he deems useless, as not to forget something else that could potentially have some use. He treats his mind like a hard-disk drive, which only remembers important details. An example of this is in “A Study in Scarlet” when Watson is stunned by Sherlock’s ignorance of the solar system. Holmes explains that he does his best to forget any information that is not relevant to his existence. Sherlock then gives an intriguing explanation of his ignorance.

“You see,” he explained, “I consider that a man’s brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose…Now the skillful workman is very careful indeed as to what he takes into his brain-attic. He will have nothing but the tools which may help him in doing his work, but of these he has a large assortment, and all in the most perfect order. It is a mistake to think that that little room has elastic walls and can distend to any extent. Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.”

In conclusion, Sherlock is an extraordinary personality and a modern hero.