Monday, March 24, 2008

Regenerating Severed Limbs


So using a powder manufactured from pig bladders this fella allegedly regenerated his severed fingertip, nail and all. I can never help but ask: who was the first person who thought this was a good idea?

"AGH! MY FINGER!"
"Quick, put the pig bladder powder on it."
"... why do you have pig bladder powder?"
"Nevermind."

Imagine if back the 80s, if they'd cut cocaine with this stuff ...

To paraphrase Warren -- you already live in the future. Catch up.

(h/t BoingBoing)

32 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:52 PM

    Very strange how that entire article doesn't mention the word "bone" anywhere.

    I hate journalism.

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  2. The stuff's already been tested on animals and ulcers... sign me up if I ever need it.

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  3. You can see more about this in a talk that researcher Alan Russell gave at TED two years ago:

    http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/142

    It's exciting stuff, to be sure.

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  4. That stuff was in Esquire way back in October!

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  5. Anonymous7:42 AM

    A friend of mine told me about these shamans in an ancient tribe (the Scythians? Roman times?) who found out that a certain herbal hallucinogen would pass through into a person's kidneys into their urin, with little of no weakening.

    You or I mmight not find this interesting, and certainly not very useful, but this hallucinogen's strength was variable; a dose might be enough to give good visions, or enough to kill. So they would prepare some, have a slave drink it, and then collect the slave's urine while watching his/her behavior. If the slave had a good trip and didn't die, the shamans knew that that bowl of urine would contain a useful but safe dose.

    And then my friend pointed out 'how the h*ll did they discover this in the first place? Were they just going around drinking

    -Barry

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  6. Anonymous5:12 PM

    "who was the first person who thought this was a good idea?"

    That's the history of human innovation in one sentence. Thousands of years ago, someone was so thirsty they sucked the milk from a goat or cow. And someone else, who maybe wasn't as thirsty, had to be convinced it was a good idea.

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  7. Anonymous9:34 PM

    Hello Mr. Rogers,


    I'm sorry this is off-topic...

    I am an aspiring Canadian writer here in Calgary AB, and have reached a point where "How-to" books and University Profs just aren't enough. I was hoping that if you had a moment during your hectic life you could hit me up with some knowledge regarding television writing and offer some advice on my current project.

    My email is cifische@ucalgary.ca, if you do email me, I'd be happy to reply with a plethora of questions.

    Thank you for your time.

    Fischer

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  8. Anonymous5:52 AM

    "The future is already here. It is just unevenly distributed." Wm Gibson

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  9. Anonymous8:43 PM

    Pfft. Anything distal of the middle phalanx regenerates. Without pig bladder powder.

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