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- Toon, on 10/12/2007, -23/+187"b) Why wouldn't you want a handjob from a woman that would never complain about how tired her arm was"
Because she probably runs on Windows and I don't want my dick ripped off by some script kiddie in Korea. - DiggityMcDigg, on 10/12/2007, -12/+160a) I don't know that you are in any position to pick and choose where your handjobs are coming from
b) Why wouldn't you want a handjob from a woman that would never complain about how tired her arm was - brstilson, on 10/12/2007, -1/+53Haven't scientists watched Star Wars? Bionic limbs lead to the dark side.
- Kericr, on 10/12/2007, -1/+31Sign me up when she gets the buster cannon upgrade.
- LucidDr34m3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+26Wow. This is big. Maybe not for you but it sure is for me. I suffer from a condition called brachial plexus palsy which basically means that due to severe nerve trauma in my neck, I have severely limited use of my arm. Roughly... 10% of normal use. Zero use of my fingers. Zero use of my wrist. Minor use of my elbow and shoulder.
This right here gives people with amputations and disabilities the chance to eventually be NORMAL. Not just "better". When this science is complete, you won't even be able to tell they are using prosthetics without looking very very closely. If it gets to this point in my lifetime, I will amputate and replace my arm with a bionic one. Some tasks that most people find trivial, us with disabilities find very difficult (although we usually find unconventional means to solve these problems). They said she was cutting food. This is one of the issues I have the hardest time with. Imagine if any time you went on a date and ordered steak, you had to say in front of your date that you need your food pre-cut, and then the waitress making a big deal about it at the table. You have no idea what I would give to be able to easily cut my steak. I just hope they become better at getting fine motor function working. I would love trying to type two handed with a bionic hand.
Absolutely fantastic. Gives me hope, and gives hope to others who are far worse off than me.
/dugg - Kericr, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25We only have $6.
- friend18, on 10/12/2007, -1/+19She would never get tired, but she might have to plug in her arm to recharge.
- ringo380, on 10/12/2007, -3/+19@Rhelim
That's called a "phantom limb", and it can be quite painful. However it does sound similar to what's going on in the article. Here's the wiki on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_limb - Beaver6813, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Have you thought that perhaps they might have taken it off so you can see inside?
- jdryyz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13"We can rebuild HER."
- LLLSecretChimp, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13She used to be a Marine. They don't complain about crap like that.
- KyjL, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12...But I don't want to spend a lot of money.
- LucidDr34m3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10I just type one handed. Pretty darn fast too. Everyone always asks me how I do it. Mostly I have to look at the keyboard, and "know" when I make a typing error. Looking for them in the text takes too long. Try it. Look at the keys and use one hand to type. If you need to type more than one character in caps back to back, use Caps Lock.
- picto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I'm thinking about getting metal legs...it's a risky operation, but it'll be worth it.
- lordsteve, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8He's not implying anything. He's stating quite clearly that Marines tend not to complain about such things.
- mandarin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Pretty amazing stuff. Dont you just wish they can do this at a more larger scale? For a lot of handicapped people ?
- Ademan, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9http://www.*****.com
- russellnation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That is the coolest thing I think I've ever seen, but I am really high, so......
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6AdSense ad to this article:
"Arm Liposuction $3400! 1 Hour Painless Procedure. Drive yourself home. Beverly Hills."
Silly AdSense, wouldn't be so necessary with a bionic arm, no wouldn't it? - 955701, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5She takes it off... She takes it *all* off.
- russellnation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5You would if you had robot ears.
- gwalbridge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5How do you type on your computer?
I'm seriously not trying to be an ass, just asking how you type stuff with your condition. - Throlkim, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Gentlemen, we can rebuild her, we have the technology.
Now if only she didn't look like a 70's sci-fi cast member, it'd be even better. - tisfl37, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Make her faster, and stronger... we have the technology...
- dorianh49, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5From the article: "Now doctors have re-routed the ends of arm nerves to a patch of skin on her chest — allowing her to regain the sensation of having her lost hand touched.... If someone touches the patch of skin on her chest it feel as if they are touching her hand."
So, if her eyes are closed, she'll never know if you're holding her hand or going for second base?!! - DaMacGamer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4i love how this is under the Mods section.
- gmiley, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Pretty sweet if you ask me, but if I ever needed one of those then I think I would opt out of having flesh-tone "skin" and just go with the bare metal arm. Chicks dig cyborgs right?
- capiCrimm, on 10/12/2007, -6/+10@Rhelim
that's where they feel like they have a hand. It's called phantom limbs or phantom arm a lot of the time. However, here she is actually feeling things, not feeling like she has an arm. - LucidDr34m3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4I've looked at them, but I decided to not go with it. Reason being is that I feel it is really important to not require special accomodations. If I would have gotten used to this new mapping, I'd wan to use it most of the time... but I use several different terminals and machines each day... I'd rather just be accustomed to the normal qwerty keyboards. Merely an opinion, but I type quite fast as is, so I find no need to change. I think it would just turn into a hassle.
I really don't mind questions at all by the way. It's quite..... refreshing even. If anyone has more, please ask. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Resistance is futile.
- CopyNinja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4One step closer to my dream of being completely cyborg'ed.
- vertinox, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4@"plus, she's cute."
To be fair so was Major Kusanagi. ;) - LucidDr34m3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Your right, there s no guarantee it would work for me, or anyone for that matter, as each case is different. However, what they are doing is reconnecting nerves in the shoulder. These nerves travel up farther into the brain as well. The damaged section could be bypassed by going straight to the source. Don't get me wrong, I'm not planning my life around getting something like this, but it is definitely something great in the works. Theoretically, all you need is the brain signals, and input and output can be done there directly. And even if it doesn't work for me, it will work for others. The location of my injury is in the lower neck, close to the shoulder. If you are more interested, fire up wiki and look for the brachial plexus. I'm fine with my condition, but it would be really nice to have something like this. The feeling part is equally exciting, I have no feeling below my elbow. I often find blood on my pants and am confused how it got there just to find out that I whacked my arm on something.
As for alternative typing methods, those would be equally exciting. However keyboards are a bit of an industry standard right now, and if they stay that way, improving my speeds while using them would be great.
This whole thing still is a work in progress, but the future of this technology is really bright. - LLLSecretChimp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@mainchemical: Sorry I offended you. The poster above was right: I was making a comment about Marines; not trying to put down your concerns. Obviously, aesthetic concerns are import for prosthetics. But, they come after motion and sensations are restored.
True Marine story told to me by an AF flight chief: They were transporting some Marines on a cargo plane, which aren't pressurized as much as commercial airlines. Although they were warned to alert the flight crew to any discomfort, one Marine ignored a toothache until his tooth cracked open. They had the land the plane early to get him to a hospital.
Are there any dentist out there who can explain how the tooth would crack open? - bswopes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4This isn't phantom limb, and she isn't feeling through the prosthesis (yet)... Her nerves were rewired to a patch of skin on her chest.
FTFA: "Now doctors have re-routed the ends of arm nerves to a patch of skin on her chest — allowing her to regain the sensation of having her lost hand touched." - shadysheaf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3nice quote bobby, that was hot.
- raithetarkon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This is amazing... its good to see so much research done in this field. Just think... eventually they will be virtually indistinguishable from regular body parts. Being an amputee will only be a temporary thing, and people who were told they would never walk again will be able to.
- Tiak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3If each of those handicapped people have a couple million to pay for their limbs, sure...
- 1randomnumber, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Personally, I think the torn away bionic arm would look kind of cool. If I lost my arm, I'd prefer to have it not covered, and show all the pistons and motors and such. Mebbe I'm weird, I dunno.
- NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Not to shatter your hopes, but if the problem is with nerves in your neck I don't see how this would be of benefit. The technology was not designed to interfere with nerves in that location. I'm also skeptical that it would give you more mobility than you currently have. Just a matter of time, but not quite there.
- scrimaxinc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2dugg for amazing movie reference......
SHIIIIT'S WEEEAAAAK!!!!!! - GreySpec, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4This is a fascinating and exciting step forward into Open-System robotics. I can't wait to have my own fully functional sex goddess!
- trparky, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@vertinox
Thanks for the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex plug. - EricAnderton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"I would love trying to type two handed with a bionic hand."
At the rate they're moving forward with this NRT (nerve relocation therapy) stuff, they might just provide a USB option somewhere down the line (like a port on the arm itself). Seriously, form follows function after all. Why bother with slow moving servos when you can just tickle the pins on a microchip instead? - bswopes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2She lost the arm in a motorcycle accident.
- Gerz1219, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Dude, join a gym or take a yoga class or something. Are you really planning on not having sex until they invent lifelike sex robots in about 50 years? I'd write more, but it's Friday night and I have to go meet my girl at a bar.
- dggeek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@samk
Hey, it's true! I would think most people would think of the Bionic Woman or Six Million Dollar Man.
Heck, and I'm nowhere near 35. - evilbeatfarmer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Don't slit your wrists yet Kain.
- clyde2801, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i know plenty of women with no artifical limbs that are unstable, dude.
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