June 28, 2009: Mermaid - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 06-28-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

its June!

delete this after you fix the title

Um... I was just checking to see if you were paying attention... yeah, that's it.
Congratulations, you passed.

lumberjim · 06-28-2009, 07:55 PM

Doesn't seem all that fluid ....

I wonder it it's a rigid construct. It seems like they should have gone with a stiff plastic/rubber compound so it has some spring to it.

I bet they could sell them

smee · 06-28-2009, 10:29 PM

Apparently she had a condition that meant her lower legs did not develop and so had her right leg amputated at 7 years of age and the other one 'to match' when she was 15.

SPUCK · 06-29-2009, 05:14 AM

Ah! OK thanks smee.

spudcon · 06-29-2009, 12:53 PM

From the link "says Frank Fish, a marine biologist at West Chester University of Pennsylvania."
Something sounds fishy here.

Sundae · 06-30-2009, 12:11 PM

The trade made by the Little Mermaid was that she lost her voice and every step she walked on land was like knives piercing her.

I suspect we live in more altruistic times now.
Otherwise we might have read about this case in a somewhat different manner.

chrisinhouston · 06-30-2009, 01:49 PM

It would be interesting if she wanted to compete in swimming competitions. Wasn't there an amputee runner with special spring loaded lower legs who was not allowed to run in the olympics or someother race event? And what about the guy in the Masters golf tournaments who had trouble walking and they didn't want him to ride in his golf cart.

Coign · 07-01-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisinhouston

It would be interesting if she wanted to compete in swimming competitions. Wasn't there an amputee runner with special spring loaded lower legs who was not allowed to run in the olympics or someother race event? And what about the guy in the Masters golf tournaments who had trouble walking and they didn't want him to ride in his golf cart.

The sprinter finally got the OK from the judges but just wasn't fast enough to make the cut. He still hopes to meet the 2012 Olympics though.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008...008.athletics2

treehugger · 10-08-2009, 02:40 PM

That is so fake looking. I bet they did it cheep.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-09-2009, 12:55 AM

Fake? As opposed to a REAL mermaid?

They weren't building a movie prop, it's a prosthesis.

treehugger · 11-25-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Fake? As opposed to a REAL mermaid?

They weren't building a movie prop, it's a prosthesis.

yes i know but it still looks fake

xoxoxoBruce · 11-25-2009, 09:38 PM

Looks fake as compared to WHAT?

06-28-2009, 07:55 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Doesn't seem all that fluid .... I wonder it it's a rigid construct. It seems like they should have gone with a stiff plastic/rubber compound so it has some spring to it. I bet they could sell them __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-29-2009, 12:53 PM	#5
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	From the link "says Frank Fish, a marine biologist at West Chester University of Pennsylvania." Something sounds fishy here. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

10-09-2009, 12:55 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Fake? As opposed to a REAL mermaid? They weren't building a movie prop, it's a prosthesis. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-25-2009, 09:38 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks fake as compared to WHAT? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-28-2009, 10:29 PM	#3
smee Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	Apparently she had a condition that meant her lower legs did not develop and so had her right leg amputated at 7 years of age and the other one 'to match' when she was 15.

06-29-2009, 05:14 AM	#4
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Ah! OK thanks smee.

06-30-2009, 12:11 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	The trade made by the Little Mermaid was that she lost her voice and every step she walked on land was like knives piercing her. I suspect we live in more altruistic times now. Otherwise we might have read about this case in a somewhat different manner.

06-30-2009, 01:49 PM	#7
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	It would be interesting if she wanted to compete in swimming competitions. Wasn't there an amputee runner with special spring loaded lower legs who was not allowed to run in the olympics or someother race event? And what about the guy in the Masters golf tournaments who had trouble walking and they didn't want him to ride in his golf cart.

10-08-2009, 02:40 PM	#9
treehugger Antagonistic Antagonist Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 22	That is so fake looking. I bet they did it cheep.

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