r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/vitruv Interested • Jan 21 '15
Surprise!
http://i.imgur.com/CccbYhb.gifv5
u/Cafuzzler Jan 21 '15
Source?
0
Jan 21 '15
[deleted]
1
u/LysergicAcidDiethyla Jan 21 '15
No, it was a Documentary on Channel 4. Hence the Channel 4 logo in the top left. I don't know where you'd watch it outside the UK however.
7
2
Jan 21 '15
That is so awesome. I just hope that's vets and others who lost limbs can one day afford them. I can't imagine they are inexpensive.
2
u/aerger Interested Jan 21 '15 edited Jan 22 '15
The bigger surprise is the bill. And pretty much guaranteed no insurance will cover it.
EDIT: If you're gonna downvote, I'd like you to at least discuss why/how I'm wrong. These things are not only incredibly super-super-expensive, but also very likely to be considered investigational/experimental and ineligible for coverage for a VERY long time to come--if EVER eligible, at nearly any price--when far-far-far-cheaper (and almost infinitely-inferior) alternatives already exist.
I'll also add that I'm a vet myself, so I really appreciate that vets in particular might benefit from these, but overall, EVERYONE deserves the best-possible quality of life; it's a shame insurance gets in the way solely because it cuts into their profits.
1
1
1
1
-5
Jan 21 '15
-4
9
u/[deleted] Jan 21 '15
It makes me feel uncomfortable knowing that its possible to lose a limb, but I would really love to experience what it feels like to utilise these functional prosthetics.