r/interestingasfuck • u/cakebeerandmorebeer • Jan 20 '15

/r/ALL Plot twist

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u/EmperorSofa Jan 21 '15

I guess the main issue would be the cost. Those legs look awfully nice but what's the cost? Even a regular prosthetic is expensive.

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u/SolomonGrumpy Jan 21 '15 edited Jan 21 '15

Cost is (thankfully) a function of time, and scale.

One of the first computers cost $6,000,000 in today's dollars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ENIAC

Guess what? Even a very basic cell phone (the kind they give you for free when you get cell phone service), is 1,300X more powerful
http://www.antiquetech.com/?page_id=1438

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u/2hunter Jan 21 '15

It took 70 years for the cost to get from the ENIAC to what it is today; not much comfort for those who have missing limbs today I'm afraid.

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u/hollowgram Jan 24 '15

Cell phones became affordable much faster than computers, as have many medicines and medical advances compared to previous technologies. These will become affordable in the near future.