Showing posts with label Weapons Based. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weapons Based. Show all posts

Thursday, 13 September 2007

Claudia Mitchell

Claudia is the first woman in the world to be fitted with a bionic arm, making her the first female cyborg.

Her story reads almost like a comic book origins tale.

A former US Marine who lost her arm in a motorbike accident, read about a prototype being worn by Jesse Sullivan (the first male cyborg) and decided to undergo the operation herself. She received, however, an even more advanced prototype than Jesse's, making hers the most advanced bionic arm to date.

The project cost $4 million and it works by sensing chest muscles through a connection to the nerves that once sent signals to the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder. It seems that the arm can only manage to lift about 10lbs though, which does rather hinder that crime-fighting potential, but she is still an Incredible Human.

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Monday, 10 September 2007

Angle-Grinder Man

This anonymous hero serves the people of London by patrolling at night looking for clamped, stranded drivers and sets them free with his angle-grinder.

"I may not be able to single-handedly and totally cast off the repressive shackles of a corrupt government - but I can cut off your wheel-clamps for you." - AGM

In May of 2003 AGM went full-time setting up a website - www.anglegrinderman.co.uk, with a telephone number to call if your car was clamped, however the site has since disappeared (replaced with a zombie ad site). Where is the Angle-Grinder Man now? Has he been overcome by his nemesis or a parking attendant with a grudge?

BBC News Story
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