This cool link lets you manipulate 5 robotic arms in an area with lots of balloons. The goal is to pop some balloons - not an easy task! I did get one, but it took a while. Fun site! Java required, and server may be busy when you try to connect. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A man (43) has been arrested after he kidnapped his wife (36), who had separated from him, and then viciously beat her, breaking each of her arms and legs, and putting out her right eye; he then penetrated her with an iron bar (NSFW warning on link) picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Russia forces the USA out from the traditional arms market. Russia has won a 4-billion-dollar contract with Saudi Arabia in a competition with the USA and France. picked by deepdiver 2 years ago

Wow! Greg has the world's biggest biceps and biggest arms at over 28 inches! (71cm!) picked by Mystic 3 years ago

Ducks have evolved complicated genitals in what appears to be an 'arms race' between the sexes, researchers report, and females may be coming out ahead. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs - but he doesn't let the details stop him.

The brave 26-year-old - who is mainly torso - plays football and golf, swims, and surfs, despite having no limbs.

Nick has a small foot on his left hip which helps him balance and enables him to kick.
He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes. picked by sharon22 5 months ago

North Korea's purported test of a nuclear device
has set off alarms around the world, sparking
intense diplomatic efforts and concerns of
a regional arms race and terrorism repercussions. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Like a Robot Arm, or a Shopping Cart, a Bike...

...Oh and a Toilet.

Why not? picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

You think you can play the guitar? You think you can riff with the best? How would you play if you could't use your arms?

Source Link is a YouTube video of the Armless Guitar Player of Balboa Park. Pretty impressive.

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picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

Health officials are having crisis talks with Muslim medical staff who have objected to hospital hygiene rules because of religious beliefs. Women medical students at Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool objected to rolling up their sleeves when washing their hands and removing arm coverings in theatre, claiming it is regarded as immodest. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Progress on the road to regenerating major body parts, salamander-style, could transform the treatment of amputations and major wounds picked by karenben 2 years ago

Bolivia, the world's third biggest cocaine producer, should redesign its coat of arms to include coca leaves, according to one group of delegates to an assembly rewriting the constitution. picked by sholom22 3 years ago

John Hogan, who killed his six-year-old son by jumping 50ft from a hotel balcony with him in his arms, was told by a Greek court today that he was free to return home. Mr Hogan, 35, has been held in a secure psychiatric facility in Athens since he leapt from the Crete hotel room with his son Liam and daughter Mia three years ago. A member of the children’s family said they were furious with... read full post picked by bingo 6 months ago

I feel like I am back in the 1980s with Reagan again. picked by Moe 3 years ago

The world's largest snowwoman in Bethel, Maine has been named after Senator Olympia Snowe. Standing at about 122 feet tall, she has trees for arms and skis for eyelashes. picked by cartoonmotion 2 years ago

They're all recent catches of increasingly brazen Somali pirates, who are creating panic in the global shipping industry.

At this rate, global warming will no longer be a concern! picked by chinook 1 year ago

Sixty-eight years later, in 2008, I heard "Can't Feel and Home" and "I Ain't Got No Home," and felt the latter lyric connected well with some lyrics I was writing for what would become The Emerald Arms suite. I decided to arrange "I Ain't Got No Home" as the second movement. After creating the recording and sheet music of the entire work, I set out to discover whose p... read full post picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

The swimming pool owned by the HOA for a subdivision of 172 homes with one black couple living it has angered one grandma. Her grandchildren who are half African-American were visiting her and using the pool until someone posted a flier with a picture of a black man with a large afro haircut, his arms folded across his chest and the words “POOL'S CLOSED”. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Dentistry got its start in the Indus Valley of India and Pakistan. These industrious would-be dentists were master beadmakers who used bow drills to cure tooth problems. This is also the first appearance of dental assistants, whose duties consisted of restraining the flailing arms and legs of patients during the undoubtedly excruciating procedures. Still, this obviously beat a life without teeth. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Originally published in Mechanix Illustrated, where you can read page 2. When you pull the string coming out of the baby's bottom, he waves his arms and legs. I'll bet this wasn't a very popular item. picked by bingo 7 months ago