http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-05-09/british-woman-makes-marathon-history-in-bionic-suit/3999710

A paralysed British woman became the first person to complete a marathon in a bionic suit after she crossed the finish line in London on Tuesday 16 days after the race began.

Claire Lomas was in tears but said she was “over the moon” as she completed the 42.2 kilometre course in her bionic ReWalk suit, which mimics the response that the wearer’s joints would make if they were not paralysed.

that’s cool

Good stuff, that could be any of us at any time if the Fates cut a thread wrongly.

Excellent stuff, 3 km a day is not to be sneezed at for someone with mobility issues. That bloke on the left, is that a rhinestone cockney?

Peak Warming Man said:

Good stuff, that could be any of us at any time if the Fates cut a thread wrongly.

some of us actually deal with it daily..

I may be somewhat harsh (haha as if that’s a surprise) , but I applaud the organisers for not pandering to emotive issues and awarding the medal.

Arts said:

I may be somewhat harsh (haha as if that’s a surprise) , but I applaud the organisers for not pandering to emotive issues and awarding the medal.

Too busy raising money for a statue.

Skunkworks said:

Arts said:

I may be somewhat harsh (haha as if that’s a surprise) , but I applaud the organisers for not pandering to emotive issues and awarding the medal.

Too busy raising money for a statue.

hahahahhaa

Skunkworks said:

Excellent stuff, 3 km a day is not to be sneezed at for someone with mobility issues. That bloke on the left, is that a rhinestone cockney?

It’s a Pearly King and Queen.

Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England.

The practice of wearing clothes decorated with pearl buttons originated in the 19th century. It is first associated with Henry Croft, an orphan street sweeper who collected money for charity. At the time, London costermongers (apple sellers) were in the habit of wearing trousers decorated at the seams with pearl buttons that had been found by market traders. Croft adapted this to create a pearly suit to draw attention to himself and aid his fund-raising activities. In 1911 an organised pearly society was formed in Finchley, north London.

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

I’m going to have a nice cup of tea and open a packet of biscuits if that’s ok.

I suppose I had better get moving and drag myself in to town to collect my lotto winnings.

I don’t quite see the relevance of those last two remarks.

“And here I am, using my own legs like an idiot!”

Heard a spinal injury researcher saying that in 10 years time a stem cell cloning fix would be around for those sorts of injuries.

These sorts of predictions always seem to grow ever longer.. or is this a fair estimate?
(he was a stem cell cloning researcher)

How long ago did he say that?

IMO 10 years is not long enough for stem cell procedures to be consistently effective.

Divine Angel said:

How long ago did he say that?

Yesterday