Althouse: "This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics."

२७ जून, २०१७

"This 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Shows Early Artistry of Prosthetics."

"Crafted from leather and wood, the ancient Egyptian prosthesis was was adjusted to precisely fit its wearer’s foot."

९ टिप्पण्या:

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...: The Egyptians were big on Toe Fucking.

I am simply postulating from the available evidence.

I am Laslo.; २७/६/१७, ७:१० AM
Ralph L म्हणाले...: was was?
Is that a hieroglyph?; २७/६/१७, ७:५७ AM
Sebastian म्हणाले...: See, this shows that the Middle East could easily have achieved full modernization on its own.; २७/६/१७, ८:१४ AM
Eric the Fruit Bat म्हणाले...: Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.; २७/६/१७, ८:३० AM
mockturtle म्हणाले...: They also did brain surgery.; २७/६/१७, ९:०७ AM
tcrosse म्हणाले...: It's a pacifier.; २७/६/१७, ९:१३ AM
John henry म्हणाले...: The captain of the toes.

John Henry; २७/६/१७, ९:५७ AM
AllenS म्हणाले...: Good luck running away from the Mummy wearing one of those toes. You'd stumble, and fall, then, you'd turn around and the Mummy is right behind you, even though he is dragging one of his legs.; २७/६/१७, ४:११ PM
Michael K म्हणाले...: There was a surprisingly good prosthesis made for one of Wellington's officers who lost his leg at Waterloo.

There's a photo of it at the link.

Dan Sickles lost his leg at Gettysburg and used to visit his femur at the AFIP That's the army medical museum where you can see it today.

I don't know about his prosthesis.; २७/६/१७, ४:१३ PM