Comments on: Bionic Dolphin. Contagious grin.

Bionic Dolphin. Contagious grin.

korej — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:53:09 -0800

Fuji got a new fin back in 2004 but after two years of plans and new materials Winter the dolphin is inspiring other prosthetic wearers and has a brand new tail.

By: MaryDellamorte

MaryDellamorte — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:19:54 -0800

That fourth link melts my cold, dead heart. Maybe there's hope for me yet.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:22:45 -0800

Awesome. Thanks for posting this.

By: CitizenD

CitizenD — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:28:38 -0800

such a wonderful story. thanks for sharing it!

By: cosmonik

cosmonik — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:09:09 -0800

Wow, that's awesome. Nice pics of Winter, too. Reminds me of why I wanted to be a bionicist, until I discovered that I sucked at maths, chemistry, physics, and biology. So much for 'you can be whatever you want to be'... Call me when they can do prosthetic tentacles. So they can sew them to my body.

By: homunculus

homunculus — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:40:55 -0800

This is all very heartwarming, but don't forget: in the wrong hands, fins can become instruments of abuse.