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Man Demonstrates His New Bionic Hand

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-named-luke dept.

digitaldc writes with this excerpt from the BBC: "Last year, Patrick, a 24-year-old Austrian, decided to have his dysfunctional hand amputated and replaced with a bionic hand. He lost the use of his left hand after being electrocuted at work. Here he demonstrates the extra movement his new bionic hand has given him, opening a bottle and tying his shoelaces, and tests a prototype hand which will give him additional wrist movement."

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  1. Cybernetics is getting out of hand by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    While I applaud the medical benefits of this research, I worry about the implications. If this becomes cost effective, insurance will strong arm people into replacement surgery instead of giving them a helping hand.

    1. Re:Cybernetics is getting out of hand by Noughmad · · Score: 3, Funny

      If this becomes cost effective, insurance will strong arm people into replacement surgery instead of giving them a helping hand.

      You mean that they will still give you a helping hand, only literally instead of figuratively?

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  2. Re:That's not what "electrocuted" means... by BradleyUffner · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then what's the correct term for an electric shock that causes permanent but nonlethal damage to living tissue?

    Shocked really fucking badly.

  3. Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Practice on a hotdog first.