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Bionic Hand Makes it to Market
root_42 writes "The BBC reports that a Scottish company has developed a bionic prosthetic hand, which is now going to market: 'The thumb and fingers can move and grip just like a human hand and are controlled by the patient's mind and muscles ... Mr Gow, who is the director of rehabilitation engineering services at NHS Lothian, told the BBC's Good Morning Scotland programme: "It's the first hand to come to the market that's actually had bending fingers just like your own hand."' The device really seems very "cool", compared to other prosthetics, and seems to allow the patients a wide variety of day-to-day activities. Also check out the patient gallery."
The important question is: does it come in shiny brass color, and can it hold a lightsaber?
Finally, I will no longer live in fear of being introduced to counts, those cute lovable jawas, having a drink at the Cantina, bringing prey back to my cave, being reunited with my father or vice versa!
Yes sir, I can now tell the next robed guy where to shove it when I'm told his aren't the droids I'm looking for.
My work here is dung.
does it make that cool "na na na na na na" sound like Steve Austin's bionic implants made?
This makes Terminator's job in Judgement Day harder: peeling off your hand no longer means you're a killer robot from the distopian future.
My friend's bionic arm cost him ~$45k. I don't think his can move individual fingers though. So this one could cost even more.
...did anyone else reading the headline first think that the hand escaped and found its own way to the market?
Now I can type with both hands while viewing porn and still have an extra hand available (and one that doesn't tire)!
This replaces the hook as my limb-replacement of choice.
Wake me when the prosthetic arm can turn into a big sword, or a plasma rifle or something cool like that. :)
Yes, it can already, but first you have to take this blue pill
Take in as much air as you can. This story should last about as long as you can hold your breath, and then just a little bit longer. So listen as fast as you can.
A friend of mine, when he was 13 years old he heard about "pegging." This is when a guy gets banged up the butt with a dildo. Stimulate the prostate gland hard enough, and the rumor is you can have explosive hands-free orgasms. At that age, this friend's a little sex maniac. He's always jonesing for a better way to get his rocks off. He goes out to buy a carrot and some petroleum jelly. To conduct a little private research. Then he pictures how it's going to look at the supermarket checkout counter, the lonely carrot and petroleum jelly rolling down the conveyer belt toward the grocery store cashier. All the shoppers waiting in line, watching. Everyone seeing the big evening he has planned. It's nice to see that John Katz is still contributing.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
But does it run Linux? Of course, Linux runs on Palm devices!
One ring to bind them - should probably have more fiber and less rings in their diet.
will it blend?
6 million dollars.
There's a video on youtube that shows what can go wrong with mechanical hands when they are out of control:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G334mNp8xbY
Hopefully, this won't happen to anyone else.
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
Kwisatz Haderach
Sell the spice to CHOAM
This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
The worlds first bionic hand job. This also brings new meaning to the "stranger"
I'm not a Troll, it's reverse psychology.
If I needed something of the sort I think I'd prefer something shiny and futuristic looking. Maybe something like from the Fullmetal Alchemist anime. If it's going to look obviously artificial at least it could be something that looks cool.
Well if they aren't going to create a Bionic women, a Bionic hand is the next best thing I guess. This may cause some very interesting trips to the ER.
Great. Instead of cursing because you can't find you box of drill bits, you can curse because you can't find your fingers.
Imagine having to walk around all day with your "ribbed for her pleasure" attachment.
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What is the back-up release mechanism if there's a problem?
You have to mentally think the safe word... In Russian.
"I am the king of the Romans, and am superior to rules of grammar!"
-Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
...Thing? Is that you?