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Saturday, February 23, 2013

FDA Approves First Retinal Implant

Thanks to Scientific American.com  to By Larry Greenemeier 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday approved the first retinal implant for use in the United States. The FDA’s green light for Second Sight’s Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System gives hope to those blinded by a rare genetic eye condition called advanced retinitis pigmentosa, which damages the light-sensitive cells that line the retina.

Iran unveils machine for amputating thieves’ fingers

Duh! A Digital Mandolin Slicer. What a brainfart.

One of Iran’s official press agencies published photos showing the public amputation of a thief's fingers on Wednesday. These show a man getting his finger chopped off with a machine resembling a rotary saw.

Check out the size of that motor run by two Ewoks. So many miles of fingers and so little time.


See also Iranian Photoshopped Fighter Jet and that Monkey sent into space by mistake instead of Ahmadinejad.

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