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The amazing man who drives car with thought-powered arms

dailymail.co.uk — Christian Kandlbauer, who lost his arms after being electrocuted by 20,000 volts, retook his driving test and passed.

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  • MistrBrownstone, on 11/10/2009, -3/+46Aren't arms usually powered by thought?
  • ChronicColonic, on 11/10/2009, -3/+19Can he make his thought-powered arm flip off people who cut him off in traffic?
  • burrdugg, on 11/10/2009, -3/+15Technically, no, arms are not powered by thought. Motricity is controlled by the cerebellum part of the brain.
  • drGt1987, on 11/10/2009, -1/+11For some, they aren't
  • immatellyouwhat, on 11/10/2009, -0/+7"I'm sorry Officer, I thought I was making a right."
  • neutron7, on 11/11/2009, -0/+7not powered, controlled.
  • Ogremindes, on 11/11/2009, -0/+6But that goes for everyone anyway.
  • iritegood, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5"Mr Kandlbauer, who became the first recipient in the world of such ‘intelligent’ artificial limbs two years ago, now drives to work in a modified disabled car after passing his test last week.

    ‘The driving is really important to me,’ he said"

    Something makes me think that since he went through all the trouble of being able to drive again, he doesn't want to ride the bus.
  • timschuit, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5Holy *****! All he has to do is think and his arms move!

    Is there some surgery I can get or something to enhance myself this way too?
  • smashblu, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3So doesn't that mean that his arms are not thought powered? He probably just has to use the prosthetic arms the same way he did his real arms.
  • s4g4n, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3Any videos of this on youtube?
  • CanIGetAWitness, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3Powered by muscles,
    controlled by thought,
    subject to influence by other body movements (e.g. walking).
  • nepidae, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2vader?
  • tragedyfish, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2Yes, but first you must have your arms amputated.
  • radshop, on 11/10/2009, -0/+2Very cool - seriously cool for him...
    Wouldn't work for me because I'm a thoughtless driver
  • Cerin, on 11/11/2009, -1/+3Ever try to eat a sandwich by picking it up with a car?

    Not fun.
  • laser314, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2Cool, but why not just make the car thought controlled?
  • sanman, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2"You must think in Russian! You must think in Russian!"
  • TBombadil, on 11/10/2009, -1/+3his insurance must be redonk
  • TBombadil, on 11/12/2009, -0/+1hahaha, when will America learn
  • Jaryd2006, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1So how long till we have guns and missles in our limbs too?

    Yeah im thinking full metal alchemist lol
  • happines, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1The only problem is he cant/shouldnt get his thoughts distracted 'ever' while driving.
  • Davethe3rd, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1MIND QUAD.
  • MerchantofPanic, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1With all the trouble with road congestion, you would think they would discourage this sort of thing.
  • czarr, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1@Frogger4Truth: I'm sure he has a car charger
  • arthursk, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1So if i lost my arms I would be titled as an amazing man? This guy seems pretty average, the arms on the other hand... impressive.
  • palehorse864, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1"Ahh lovely drive today, hmm should get home and watch all that Doctor Who i've got DVR'ed. You know what was a great episode? "Turn Left"... WAIT NONONOONONONONONONO"
    *Crash*
  • greevar, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1I'm fairly certain Austria has single payer health care.
  • RANDOM667, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1He should punch you in the face with his robot hands.

    They are "real arms", just not human arms.
  • RANDOM667, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1If I knew this guy I would call him Psychotron all the time...
    Or maybe Robocop, or Terminator.

  • HankMurphy, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1im pretty sure my regular arms are thought-powered also. i think about picking my nose and.......
  • RANDOM667, on 11/11/2009, -0/+1He's a friggin' cyborg!!
    C'mon, if you were a cyborg you would be pretty awesome too.
  • dhVyse, on 11/11/2009, -1/+1On step close to Automail.

    http://images.elfwood.com/fanq/k/a/kaikisuka2/auto ...
  • Random314, on 11/11/2009, -0/+0Wow, bulimic arms, sweet.
  • Frogger4Truth, on 11/11/2009, -2/+1sucks for him... but I'd still rather not get run off the road when he forgets to charge his batteries.
  • AladinSane, on 11/11/2009, -6/+2@burrdugg: there's such a thing as being a "pedantic *****". I suggest looking it up.
  • Frogger4Truth, on 11/11/2009, -9/+1no offence but I wouldn't feel safe driving near a guy who's not using real arms to control his car.
    i think we'd all be safer if the government just chipped in a bought him a bus pass.

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