A five year old girl fell into the Sun Bear enclosure at St Louis zoo today.

Curator of carnivores, Steve Bircher, said "She was never close to the bears".

I think this misses the point somewhat. picked by Pocksucket 7 months ago

Gerorge Carlin once had a routine about phrases you never hear such as "hand me that piano", "do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone", and "please saw my legs off" Well George obviously never met anyone with Apotemnophilia. This is a psychological disorder where people want to amputate a limb. Guys, by "limb", I am not just talking about arms an... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

3,000 competitors roll and tumble down a steep hill to chase after a giant cheese.

The photos cracks me up lol. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A duck that made worldwide headlines for having four legs has lost one of its extra limbs in a farm accident. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

In a bizarre update to lynxears ' earlier post Joyce Bernann McKinney is accused of instructing a 15-year-old boy to break into a house because she needed money to buy her three-legged horse an artificial limb. WTF? picked by suebe 2 months ago

A Japanese biker failed to notice his leg had been severed below the knee when he hit a safety barrier, and rode on for 2km, leaving a friend to pick up the limb. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

If you say eight, then most of the time you'd be right. If you say ninety-six, then provided you're in the Shima Marineland Aquarium you'd be right too.

Did anyone say ninety-six?

If you're having trouble with the link, try this. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

An international team led by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., has developed a prototype of the first fully integrated prosthetic arm that can be controlled naturally, provide sensory feedback and allows for eight degrees of freedom—a level of control far beyond the current state of the art for prosthetic limbs. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Two groups of researchers independently find genetic link to restless legs during sleep. Only about 3% - 10% of the population has this in some form. I am one of them. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

An animal research center in northern China has appealed to the world for help to fashion an artificial leg for a panda that lost a limb in a fight, local media reported on Thursday. picked by suebe 2 years ago

In 1997, Robert Smith, a Scottish surgeon amputated a perfectly healthy lower left leg. This was not a medical error as you might think, but a voluntary amputation. The patient didn’t feel like the limb was part of his body and requested the amputation so that he could finally feel normal. It may seem incredible but 2 years after the surgery he declared that his life changed for the better a... read full post picked by pepersconc 1 year ago

"The guy don't have a leg to stand on," Ledford said. "He's not getting the leg back." picked by buddha 1 year ago

Alone in the woods with his left leg pinned beneath a fallen tree for 11 hours, a 66-year-old man used pocket knives to cut off his limb below the knee to free himself. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Those religious nut bags at the Westboro Baptist Church were not welcome at this funeral for a soldier who died in Iraq. They are pretty much running for their lives and trying to drive away as fast as possible. This crowd would have torn them limb from limb. picked by Jay777 2 years ago

As an artificial limb designer and hobbyist robotics engineer, artist Christopher Conte rarely uses blueprints or sketches to craft his elaborate biomechanical sculptures.

cool gallery shots picked by willster09 9 months ago

A story on how a brave reporter for Time Magazine embeded in Iraq sacrafised his limb to save the lives of those around him. picked by iduffee 2 years ago

In research published on Monday, scientists seeking clues to the origins of human language analyzed the way two types of apes genetically closely related to people -- chimpanzees and bonobos -- use such hand and limb gestures to communicate. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A zoo worker had his forearm reattached Thursday after his colleagues recovered the severed limb from the mouth of a 440-pound Nile crocodile. Link to Video Story picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Super nerd talks about waiting for a Wii and gives his thoughts on PS3! I'm going to go out on a limb and says he's the last branch of his family tree. picked by shredtone 2 years ago

I might be going out on a limb here by promoting this book, but since I don't gain any royalties I figured it was alright. If I can pass this great NEW version of one of my favorite books onto a new younger generation, I'll be happy.

Parents, BUY!!! picked by moNet 1 year ago