Posted on 10/21/2010 2:06:30 PM PDT by library user
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A man thought to be the first person in the world to drive a car using a mind-controlled robotic limb has been serious hurt in a car crash in Austria, according to local media.
Christian Kandlbauer, 22, was found in the wreckage of his Subaru, which caught fire after smashing into a tree.
"Looking at the state of the wreck, it's a miracle he got out at all," a police officer was reported as saying.
It is not known whether his bionic arm played any role in the accident.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...
I suppose this is a step up from blaming the SUV?
Meanwhile, Jamie Summers and Steve Austin were unavailable for comment.
Since his mind controls the bionic arm, wouldn't the brain be to blame?
Not sure, we'll have to blame-storm this.
I always loved the beginning of the show when that lifting body x-plane crashes in the desert.
a guy HAD to be NUTS to strap into one of those and just fall out of the sky.
It was like a little aluminum brick.
This is why I am not an early adopter of new technology.
Mind-controlled robotic arm?
Why not go straight to a mind-controlled car?
"hate to think what happens if he's suddenly thinks about juggling"
That hot babe he saw jogging got his testosterone into a tizzy, thus causing the brain to send “jerk” signals to his arm, thus causing the accident.
I said LEFT (CRUNCH)
We can rebuild him. Make him better than before...
You’ll get my Oscar Goldman exploding briefcase when you pry it from my cold,dead,bionic arm.
I got the cool six million dollar man theme song in my head now.
I loved how they did stuff in slow motion a lot when he was using his bionics to the full extent.
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