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    Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious

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    Image of Slyd3z Slyd3z
    11/05/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    If we can have a Robot Chicken, then why not? #bioniccow
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious

    Cowborgs! Who would have known they will be the ones to assimilate us! #bioniccow
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    Damnit. I know have to have beef for dinner. #bioniccow
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    Image of 89macrunner 89macrunner
    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    hahaha this makes no sense..why didnt they just make veal parm for dinner? #bioniccow
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    Image of KinOfCain KinOfCain
    11/04/09

    @89macrunner: Seriously. I thought the whole point of veal being cruel is that they throw them in cages and don't let them walk around.

    Here you've got a calf that can't walk around anyway.

    Moral dilemma solved. #bioniccow
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    Image of sonicsurge sonicsurge
    11/04/09

    @KinOfCain: You're... Brilliant! I'll save thousands on cages if I just chop--- I mean... If the legs of all my calves were to disappear as if... By accident.

    Yes. The perfect plan. #bioniccow
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    Image of EBone EBone
    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    Sounds like it was a teaching project for CSU.

    A delicious teaching project. Remember, the cuter the animal, the more delicious! #bioniccow
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    When I grow up, I'm going to Bovine University! #bioniccow
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    11/04/09

    In reply to Calf Gets Prosthetic Limbs, Presumably So it Can Spend a Few Months Getting More Delicious
    We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him stronger, better, faster... #bioniccow
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    11/04/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: ... more delicious than ever. #bioniccow
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    Image of ircmaster ircmaster
    11/04/09

    @ninjagin: And with half the calories #bioniccow
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    Image of Hiphopopotamus Hiphopopotamus
    08/17/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
    OK, I'm gonna be the PETA hating jerk here for a second - but how many people in that same warzone could have gotten medical treatment, food, or even land mines removed from their backyard for the money that went into the R&D and production of this thing?

    It's a heartwarming story, but that is a very steep opportunity cost.
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    Image of Shivaran Shivaran
    08/17/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: Too bad humans are not an endangered species...

    I kind of understand your point but it's like saying : "Hey, let's just let all those animals die and suffer because money can be better used elsewhere for us humans".

    Moreover, challenges like this one are likely to help invent new techniques which can then be transposed for medical usage. And the funds were most likely risen from donations...
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    Image of Odin Odin
    08/17/09

    @Hiphopopotamus:
    A lot of money goes into seemingly useless things that seem to have little benefit for us. We do these things though because we learn from them. I bet the research that went into this is probably going to aid prostheis development for humans as well.
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    Image of wagnerrp wagnerrp
    08/17/09

    @Hiphopopotamus: The issue is that Motola is not some pet that sits in a zoo somewhere. She works in place of the heavy machinery we have for logging. The local people rely on her for their livelihood.
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    08/17/09

    @wagnerrp: Yeah, it's like repairing their living tractor. Not wasted money at all in terms of a benefit to humans, plus it benefits the elephant too. Win-win.
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    Image of witeowl witeowl
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
    Yeah, but are they going to let her participate in the Olympics? I mean, without that leg, she'll have quite a weight advantage over the other elephants.
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    Image of squishyalt squishyalt
    08/17/09

    @witeowl: Actually I think she'd qualify for the Paralympics.
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    08/17/09

    @squishyalt: You're both wrong: the Pachydermalympics.
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    Image of Teh FuZz Teh FuZz
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb

    This article failed to mention that this elephant was just a part of Wily's plan and that Protoman had to destroy it.
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    Image of met2art met2art
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb

    Here it is,, the next BIG summer blockbuster...
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    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb

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    Tonka the Bionic Tortoise is way cooler!
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
    Is it gun-equipped for some massively horrific Planet Terror shit to go down?
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
    And, as a fantastic side benefit, the elephant leg umbrella stand industry was suddenly revitalized!
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    Image of rxe7en rxe7en
    08/16/09

    @bosskev: Terrible...-ly funny. :D
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    Image of AvohkahTamer Has A Lazorcat! AvohkahTamer Has A Lazorcat!
    08/16/09

    @bosskev: You win.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    08/16/09

    @bosskev: The absolute lack of political correctness in this comment makes it fantastic!
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    Image of Dafrety Dafrety
    08/16/09

    In reply to Amputee Elephant Walks Again Thanks to Incredibly Strong Artificial Limb
    I wonder what she thinks is going on.
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    08/16/09

    @Dafrety: Honestly, I think her brain accepts it as her own. I doubt she perceives her artificial limb as anything other than a part of her body.
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    Image of Kittenparade Kittenparade
    08/16/09

    @frigg: Honestly though, elephants are some of the smartest animals on the planet. They have been known to perform ceremonial burial type things when a member of their herd dies.
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    08/16/09

    @Kittenparade: My comment was made with that in mind. People can also come to accept prosthetics as part of their body.
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