r/BeAmazed Mar 05 '25

History Are we truly living in the future?

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u/xBHL Mar 05 '25

Wouldn't it make more sense to have your amputated arm hold the nail? You're swinging a hammer at your good hand this way lol

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u/rci22 Mar 06 '25

I’m still just wondering how the heck he was able to make the hand squeeze when the whole thing was made of wood with no electronics

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u/DontDeleteMee Mar 06 '25

Here's an explanation.

https://youtu.be/qjfur5IM6Jo?si=WfxwFZfbxmrhDvBJ

It's astounding how little progress has been made over the last decafes. Hands are hard. That said, the hooks seem to do the job pretty damn well, regardless of how simple they are.

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u/rci22 Mar 06 '25

Wow thanks sm! Seems like it’s all in the forward shoulder movement.