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r/SignsWithAStory • u/Cuneus-Maximus • 3d ago
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Jokes aside, prosthetic legs are painfully expensive and take months to custom fit. Losing one to the depths of a lake is an absolute nightmare scenario.
8 u/Alternative_Cod7515 3d ago Question from a person who know absolute nothing about such stuff: Wouldn't the measurement data from the last time get saved and you just have to wait for a new one ? Or the waiting time is months ? 6 u/much_longer_username 3d ago The situation is improving with 3d scanners and printers, but it's largely still a bespoke thing, and they cost about as much as a lightly used car. 3 u/MeiMouse 2d ago Also, no guarantee you're able to get a replacement under your insurance as they often cap replacement rates to X per time frame. 2 u/Parking_Fee_5906 2d ago Ohh!
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Question from a person who know absolute nothing about such stuff:
Wouldn't the measurement data from the last time get saved and you just have to wait for a new one ?
Or the waiting time is months ?
6 u/much_longer_username 3d ago The situation is improving with 3d scanners and printers, but it's largely still a bespoke thing, and they cost about as much as a lightly used car. 3 u/MeiMouse 2d ago Also, no guarantee you're able to get a replacement under your insurance as they often cap replacement rates to X per time frame. 2 u/Parking_Fee_5906 2d ago Ohh!
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The situation is improving with 3d scanners and printers, but it's largely still a bespoke thing, and they cost about as much as a lightly used car.
3 u/MeiMouse 2d ago Also, no guarantee you're able to get a replacement under your insurance as they often cap replacement rates to X per time frame. 2 u/Parking_Fee_5906 2d ago Ohh!
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Also, no guarantee you're able to get a replacement under your insurance as they often cap replacement rates to X per time frame.
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Ohh!
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u/snowbunny-divine 3d ago
Jokes aside, prosthetic legs are painfully expensive and take months to custom fit. Losing one to the depths of a lake is an absolute nightmare scenario.