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Well, it isn't your birthday today, but we'll give you this anyway.

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Thanks for the information. There are a number of very interesting developments going on in prosthetics today. In the 80's the Manchester hand looked very promising, but ran up against constraints of material weight/strength, and density of power storage technology.

With Lipo batteries, carbon/carbon materials, new developments in DC motor technology and miniaturization of electronics for controller interfaces, the day probably isn't far off when replacing a hand with its functional equivalent will be possible. Cost will remain a major factor, however.

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Hey! SS does NOT have 6 million dollars!
Shame on you!

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.....we should take up a collection.....tomorrow....

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Good Day to ya sir

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aj didnt read teh thread.

*Snicker*

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your absolutely correct. On these "Happy Birthday" threads, I use the same formula as I do with real birthday get togethers.... get in, dont get noticed, leave mark (or gift), and get out.

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Damn Texan.

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Damn Texan.

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I wonder if it makes that neat sound that the bionic man made every time he used his bionic power.

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That would probably be an option if you wanted to pay for it.

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luke skywalker got his hand replaced with something pretty nifty--and that was the early '80s! obviously you just aren't looking hard enough SS.

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Actually, that was a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

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http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/09/25/bionic.arm/

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you've lived with one arm for 38 yrs already, and you're asexual. So why bother, Simon?

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Why not, if I can?

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It may fuck your up psychologically and make you a mad man.

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I am already thoroughly fucked up psychologically, and more than a bit mad. So?

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But then you’d probably be able to type with both hands and make others go insane. Just don’t do it for the sake of peace.

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Peace? I wouldn't know it if it bit me on the ass.

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Give it a chance.

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Give it a chance.

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Icecream is the dinosaur's only platypus.

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ditto, give a peace a chance, simon!

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give a piece a chance. shoot her.

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