3/22/2005: Girl with no legs gets around - Page 2

Happy Monkey · 03-22-2005, 03:16 PM

lookout123 · 03-22-2005, 03:31 PM

ok, am i the only pervert in the cellar? when i see the thread title, my first thought isn't that a legless girl has found a way to transport herself. i'm thinking that a legless individual... oh never mind.

BrianR · 03-22-2005, 08:56 PM

My first thought upon seeing the pic was to flash back to Weebles of my childhood.

I am SO going to Hell.

404Error · 03-23-2005, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianR

My first thought upon seeing the pic was to flash back to Weebles of my childhood.

I am SO going to Hell.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. You are so going to Hell....and so am I for laughing at that thought.

BrianR · 03-23-2005, 10:52 AM

I can't help myself...

Montmorency · 03-23-2005, 05:29 PM

Wow. She can move around on her own, independent of others, without being restricted to only paved roads (which, by the looks of it, they might not have). How cool is that

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However, as much as I admire her character, I'm not sure I see the ingenuity in the solution she's been provided with. Eventhough she must be well enough adapted to "walking" around on her hands, if this is her only way of moving from one place to another, the functionality of her remaining limbs might decline quite a bit in a few decades or so (from the daily strain on her wrists, for example).

Guess · 03-25-2005, 04:17 PM

yeah but between now and then she's gonna have some pretty buff arms

xoxoxoBruce · 03-25-2005, 10:35 PM

I would guess she swings on her arms like a person on crutches once they get the hang of it. Then at the end of the arc she rolls or pivots forward on the ball while she replants her arms forward of her body. She could probably make pretty good headway on a smooth flat surface.

lookout123 · 03-26-2005, 10:52 AM

and if they inflated they used one of those big red balls we used to play kickball with, she could just bounce everywhere she goes, like Tigger.

wolf · 03-26-2005, 03:36 PM

The image that's going to send me to hell is a lot more like a Hippity-Hop.

Wow. They have them in Adult size. I may just have to get one of these bad boys. And it's considered fitness equipment! It's an Easter Miracle!!

xoxoxoBruce · 09-04-2007, 06:38 PM

Update!

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She may have been forced to use a basketball as a prosthetic but that has not stopped her ambition to compete on the sporting world's biggest stage.

Qian Hongyan, whose plight touched millions of people around the globe, has joined a swimming club and begun training to fulfil her dream of competing in the 2012 Paralympics in London.

But she has not let disability stand in her way and has joined the South Of The Clouds swimming club.

Although Hongyan now has a pair of hi-tech prosthetic limbs, she still uses the basketball from time to time as it helps her get in and out of the pool.

DanaC · 09-04-2007, 07:04 PM

What a strong character that girl is. God that's positively humbling.

Undertoad · 09-04-2007, 08:48 PM

previous update thread

Oafed · 09-05-2007, 12:27 AM

DucksNuts · 09-05-2007, 12:32 AM

Damn you Bruce, I need to learn to read the bloody dates on these things.

I got all excited coz I thought moodle was back

But, what an awesome story.

Thanks for that link UT.

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03-22-2005, 03:31 PM	#17
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	ok, am i the only pervert in the cellar? when i see the thread title, my first thought isn't that a legless girl has found a way to transport herself. i'm thinking that a legless individual... oh never mind. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-22-2005, 08:56 PM	#18
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	My first thought upon seeing the pic was to flash back to Weebles of my childhood. I am SO going to Hell. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-23-2005, 10:52 AM	#20
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I can't help myself... Attached Images __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

03-25-2005, 04:17 PM	#22
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	yeah but between now and then she's gonna have some pretty buff arms __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

03-23-2005, 05:29 PM	#21
Montmorency Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	Wow. She can move around on her own, independent of others, without being restricted to only paved roads (which, by the looks of it, they might not have). How cool is that . However, as much as I admire her character, I'm not sure I see the ingenuity in the solution she's been provided with. Eventhough she must be well enough adapted to "walking" around on her hands, if this is her only way of moving from one place to another, the functionality of her remaining limbs might decline quite a bit in a few decades or so (from the daily strain on her wrists, for example).

03-25-2005, 10:35 PM	#23
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I would guess she swings on her arms like a person on crutches once they get the hang of it. Then at the end of the arc she rolls or pivots forward on the ball while she replants her arms forward of her body. She could probably make pretty good headway on a smooth flat surface. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-26-2005, 10:52 AM	#24
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	and if they inflated they used one of those big red balls we used to play kickball with, she could just bounce everywhere she goes, like Tigger. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-26-2005, 03:36 PM	#25
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The image that's going to send me to hell is a lot more like a Hippity-Hop. Wow. They have them in Adult size. I may just have to get one of these bad boys. And it's considered fitness equipment! It's an Easter Miracle!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-04-2007, 07:04 PM	#27
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	What a strong character that girl is. God that's positively humbling.

09-04-2007, 08:48 PM	#28
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	previous update thread

09-05-2007, 12:27 AM	#29
Oafed So many stupid people... So few comets Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 18

09-05-2007, 12:32 AM	#30
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Damn you Bruce, I need to learn to read the bloody dates on these things. I got all excited coz I thought moodle was back But, what an awesome story. Thanks for that link UT.

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