#24

If I’m wearing it all day then it will need to be charged overnight, the batteries line the inside of the arm so can’t be charged while wearing it.

#25

Thanks. I remember where the three or four most used are, you learn to think ahead a bit more with these things. Over the years I have developed admirable patience too! :wink:

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#26

said this before, but your hand is so cool. love the beckoning motion :smiley:

when you type, do you use one hand or can you use both with the pointed finger?

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#27

This is so cool, and you speak so comfortably in front of the camera!

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#28

I can use it to press individual keys with the pointed finger but the weight means hovering over the keyboard (no wrist function) is not doable for long. I tend to use it when one hand is not possible, ie. shift+“key on right side of keyboard”

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#29

Thanks for sharing that @LastAstronaut! Technological advancements never cease to amaze me and yeah, you do have a cool arm. Good that you’re more comfortable wearing short-sleeved tops as that Sun 0))) tee is also rather lovely :smiley:

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#31

Ha, thanks! I have a lot of (too many) t-shirts and I’m not ashamed to admit I did change my shirt to something a little more “alternative” before putting myself on the internet! :grinning:

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#32

Any heavier and I’d end up with one Popeye arm and one normal!

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#34

As for availability I’m one of only a couple of people who are lucky enough to have got one of these on the NHS, they are bloody expensive if you wanted one privately (>£10k). There is a company called OpenBionics who are doing 3D printed arms for kids in Iron Man or Frozen styles/colours at a much lower price which is ace.

It does obviously look a damn sight better than the hook, but bear in mind it still only really has two movements, open and close, it’s nowhere near a proper hand’s functionality. That will gradually come as implants to use the nerves is on the way potentially giving way more flexibility and tactile sensations!

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#36

When you’re officially a superhuman with the power to destroy us all please remember that we, on DiS, think you’re ace.

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#37

That does sound heavy. You inspired me to try to find out how much the forearm and hand usually weighs

https://exrx.net/Kinesiology/Segments

This implies that you’re maybe looking at ~2% of your body weight so if my maths is right your amazing bionic arm would be lighter than your other forearm, if your weight was 58.8kg, although clearly it’s a bit hard to determine all these values.

I realise this is meaningless because of course your biological arm holds its own weight at all times.

Anyway, fascinating and great video. Didn’t think it was remotely bad as a piece of presentation. So many times I have tried to present things and it’s been so so so worse than that.

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#38

That’s interesting, I’ve often casually wondered how heavy the original arm and hand were but never investigated. Rough calculations means my original forearm weighed approx 1.5Kg (assuming that includes the hand), but like you say it’s meaningless, the weight is distributed totally differently with the prosthetic, 90% of the weight is pressured on my stump when lifting it for example.

Thanks. The nice comments have been a bit of a boost, I may have to do more videos! :grinning:

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#40

One of those YouTube channels with no speaking, just a man bashing stuff with his bionic arm :smiley:

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#41

Might get flagged for adult content

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#42

Do you get a lot of looks / questions from kids / rude adults? And have you developed various stories about lion attacks / Darth Vader to spin them?

I’m aware this could be considered a rude question, sorry.

#43

as fun as that sounds, no way am I bashing stuff with a £10k arm! It was pointed out to me at the time I picked it up that it is mine on “permanent loan”, in other words, fuck about with it and we’ll have it back matey! :grinning:

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#44

Not at all, I’m always happy to talk about it.

I have had some direct questions from kids in supermarket queues to the embarrassment of their parents, I always want to tell them some story of a shark attack but I’m not a great liar! Although on one occasion at a ten pin bowling alley, some smart arse kid was sticking his hand in the bit where the ball gets spat out, under the sign saying “do not stick your hand in here”. So I said to him “you want to stop doing that mate”, “oh yeah, why should I?” he cockily replied, so I brandished my hook at him and told him it was the result of me doing that, his face was a picture, I have no doubt he now advises all his friends not to do it as well!

Never really had any rude adults, the pointy hook and latterly the terminator hand possibly makes them rethink!

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#45

The bowling alley thing is amazing. You’re a real life J Walter Weatherman!

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#46

I had to google him! I never watched Arrested Development, I assume I should rectify that?

#47

This was a huge temptation when in Australia in 2001, swimming off Manly Bay, the hooter goes off for shark warning and everyone swims like fuck for the shore! I was further out than everyone else so an evil thought did pop up for a nanosecond to grasp my arm screaming as I came out of the sea! I quickly realised this could land me in jail so just legged it out with everyone else.

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