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Real-life mermaid as double amputee gets a fish's tail

Double amputee Nadya Vessey will soon be able to swim like a mermaid with a specially-made tail that will let her propel herself through the water.

The keen swimmer is to be fitted with the "mermaid-style" tail made by the same special effects team behind blockbuster Lord of the Rings and King Kong. picked by daftgretel 1 year ago

tags double amputee mermaid prosthetic fish tail mermaid tail tail

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11	sykeo56

1 year ago

Guarantee that's not nearly as useful on land.

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eljay

1 year ago

Now all the little girls will want fins.

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9	gratheo

1 year ago

Made by a special-effects team? Isn't most of that CGI? Why would they be qualified to do this?

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6	KillerBe...

1 year ago

« gratheo : Made by a special-effects team? Isn't most of that CGI? Why would they be qualified to do this?

Sure they are. Didn't you see all of the swords, armor, makeup and awesome props they did? It wasn't all CG.

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20	pocksuck...

1 year ago

Like what KillerBean said.

CGI was used as a last resort in LOTR. There is a lot where it's unavoidable, but so much of it was analogue, and a lot was done in camera.

/Hijack

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14	ReBoot

1 year ago

I thought mermaids were supposed to be... attractive.

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13	daftgret...

1 year ago

« ReBoot : I thought mermaids were supposed to be... attractive.

Figuring that most "mermaids" were actually dugongs (sp?) and manatees, this one is prettier than most.

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