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Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:52 am
by Horus
An interesting little snippet about an ancient Egyptian prosthetic toe, unlike mummies which we know often had missing parts replicated prior to wrapping, this one seems to have been a proper prosthetic attachment to help the person to walk.
You can read the full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/s ... yptr=yahoo

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Re: Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 10:57 am
by Yildez
Yes, I read about this a few days ago. Very interesting.

Re: Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 7:31 am
by Dusak
You do not always have to evolve over time to become cleverer. :tk This could also be used if sir had dressed on the left, if suffering from a hunting accident or misjudged swordplay.

Re: Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 8:17 am
by newcastle
Dusak wrote:You do not always have to evolve over time to become cleverer. :tk This could also be used if sir had dressed on the left, if suffering from a hunting accident or misjudged swordplay.
Gives a whole new slant on playing footsie under the table :lol:

Re: Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 11:52 am
by FarleyFlavors
Apparently preserved human toes are worth £48,000 so maybe he had it cut off deliberately!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40346015

Re: Prosthetic Big Toe

Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2017 12:06 pm
by Horus
:sk That story is trully gross :lol: :lol:
Reminds me of my daughter holidaying in Mexico and saying "I will bring you some Tequila back"
My reply was “Don’t bother if it has a worm in the bottle”