Jul 12 2007Man gets egg legs

Doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre in Beijing have developed an egg cup-like casing for a miracle survivor who was cut in half in a freak accident back in 1995. It took 20 doctors to save his life and nobody thought he'd be able to do anything again, but when doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Centre heard about his case they created these robotic legs for him. It's always neat when technology is used for good. And even neater when it's used for destruction. Like this robotic bear-shark I'm working on. The world is mine!

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Reader Comments
1. Jared@flickfix.ca - July 12, 2007 3:39 PM
FIRST!
2. Holla-Man - July 12, 2007 3:45 PM
NEVER POST SOMETHING LIKE THIS AROUND LUNCH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. clairy - July 12, 2007 3:46 PM
^
haha.
lunch time on the west coast sucka!
4. BrachiosaurusDad - July 12, 2007 3:46 PM
He's like a robot midget. Neat-o! Get him a show about him and his family on TLC, or whatever.
5. clairy - July 12, 2007 3:47 PM
p.s. i like egg man's shoes. they add a little air of humpty dumpty-ness.
hmmm... was that too insensitive??
6. Funkwich - July 12, 2007 3:52 PM
It wasnt insensitive enough
7. Joe Mamma - July 12, 2007 3:56 PM
And when he relieves him self it just builds in the bucket he sits in so he swashes around in his own urine and feces. Yeah Science!!!
8. jillybean - July 12, 2007 4:08 PM
I imagine relieving himself involves a colostomy bag and urinary catheter in a backpack Joe Mamma. Yeah medical know-it-alls!
9. Exquivident - July 12, 2007 4:28 PM
Why isn't that doctor wearing any pants??
10. SuperStoned420 - July 12, 2007 4:40 PM
I thought technology was far more advanced than bunny egg legs here. this looks more like a 3rd grade science project.
11. Anexio - July 12, 2007 5:08 PM
I'm sure he's thrilled to be (sort of) walking again but why did they have to give him the Herve Villechaize model?
And they forgot a wiener.
He looks like a frickin' chinese midget ken doll.
12. Al Gore - July 12, 2007 5:47 PM
This is the country that poisons the pet food, fills dumplings with cardboard and executes people for trademark infringement. The guy's lucky they didn't just leave him to die in a corner. The Olympics must be coming up or something.
13. betch - July 12, 2007 6:21 PM
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
14. hallorn - July 12, 2007 6:30 PM
I'm amazed at how people can laugh at other people's misfortunes as well as fortunes.
15. Kaye - July 12, 2007 8:13 PM
China, you say? I bet $100 that those shoes are counterfeits.
16. .Ben - July 13, 2007 12:24 AM
His facial expression is just something else...
17. SuperStoned420 - July 13, 2007 2:36 AM
They coulda built a shell similar to the one they used now but attach it to a segway motor system, and then the guy could be rolling around everwhere.
18. Shifty - July 13, 2007 9:12 AM
Agreed, #17. Why go through the trouble of giving him chicken legs when a small motor and 2 big wheels (and possibly a smaller 3rd) would have done a better job of mobilizing him
19. butterbee - July 13, 2007 10:17 AM
When I first saw that picture, I thought the lil' guy was pulled back in a slingshot. Then I was disappointed.
Anybody else see that?
20. Scatze - July 13, 2007 10:19 AM
Looks like he's already scoring with the chicks. Fan lady scopin' him out.
21. Adam - July 13, 2007 10:32 AM
#17, you're definitely on to something. I see no reason why well-designed wheel system would be worse than some robot chicken legs that take years of training to use, and even then probably can't walk up stairs or over rough terrain. There's definitely a market for better apparatus.
22. Raster P. Watermelon - July 13, 2007 11:43 AM
Lucky bastard. I would LOVE egg legs.
23. supercheese - July 13, 2007 2:59 PM
#16, how would you feel if you lost your but finally got the chance to walk again?
24. GuySmiley - July 13, 2007 4:28 PM
Domo arigato Mr. Roboto.
25. Anexio - July 13, 2007 5:07 PM
Domo
26. sexius maximus - July 14, 2007 1:32 AM
lol, why do the shoes have laces? is he ever gunna walk around bare foot? or is it so he can change into basketball shoes or horse riding boots? WAIT I FORGOT he has no legs!
27. dick cheney - July 17, 2007 11:22 PM
is it just me or doesnt everyone want to know how he got cut in half...
28. Shela - July 19, 2007 2:06 PM
"With all surviving odds against him, Peng Shulin’s body was cut in half by a large transport truck in 1995, leaving his doctors shocked and amazed by his survival. Not only is it a miracle that he has lived to tell the tale, he’s now learning to walk again"
http://www.fastlanetransport.ca/blog/man-cut-in-half-lives-to-walk-again/offbeat-news
wow
29. shayna - August 5, 2007 9:41 AM
to the important part: how the fuck does he take a dump or a piss?!
30. conan - September 27, 2007 5:40 PM
how does he poop, for god's sake?
31. fighter jet - October 16, 2007 5:26 PM
I never imagined some people can be so sarcastic and inhuman.the kind of comments above says it all.such persons do not deserve to be a human.I have all the sympathy for this poor guy.and the doctors are trying whatever they can think of helping this poor man.good work.
32. Marcus - December 12, 2007 6:00 AM
You are all a bunch of stupid american assholes, fuck*=#E?in idiots. First of all, America has the most people in prisons per 1000 civilians. Secodnly, America has most executions on 1000 civilians. And you make inhuman remarks here. Fckn stupid idiots. Howerer u turn this, you don't worth a shit this man poop out of his catatre, u fckn fgs, primitive idi'ts. And talking about poisoning food....what do u think you eat? Fuckin chemicles! For difference of Asians, that in majority still have natural vegetables on they plate. Maybe that's one of the reasons u r so fckin fat and only wishing u had a fuckgrl as grls in baywatch in your bad. U fckn primitive assholes. Livin in your world, don't even notice the rest of the world is passin you on the left side....
33. tim - December 12, 2007 12:54 PM
wow that is really weird i think that they should put a video or something in here showing how he walks cause i think that would be pretty weird....lol
34. Lolo - January 8, 2008 12:53 PM
life is life
35. sassy - February 17, 2008 1:32 PM
Wow, this is incredable. I cannot IMAGINE having to live like that, it would be horrible, uncomfortable, and painful. But then again, so amazing for him to survive something like this, he must be strong.
Wow
36. Terrible Tommy T - February 24, 2008 1:46 PM
Wow Marcus where is all this anger coming from? You don't understand American humor; we Americans are cruel and sarcastic and quite proud of it. Yes, we have the most prisoners and executions per 1000. You forget that a percentage of those imprisoned and executed are innocent. LOL Also, some people that we should have executed were not. Many imprisoned are on the 3 strikes law or for victimless crimes. Yes, China has already passed us by. On the bright note, I agree with #17. Now in Japan, Honda has created the ASIMO walking robot. Use the lower half of the robot. We are not to far off from androids and cyborgs, but it won't happen soon since there is no money to be made from altruism.
37. beto - March 2, 2008 5:52 PM
Pobre cabron, yo creo que ni verga ni huevos tiene.
¿Pues que fue lo que le pasó?
¿Lo partió un tren, o es una venganza de algún narcotraficante mexicano?
Digo, yo sabía que los narcos mexicanos acostumbran a decapitar, pero no a partir en dos a los weyes.
38. Mitch - March 26, 2008 12:56 PM
Terrible Tommy T so americans are really proud being cruel and sarcastic to people.. oh well, thats pathetic.. and whats even worse is that you call it an "american humor?h" now i understand why americans have massive acts of student violence, gang, bullying and teen suicide. not to mention your pile of cases of people suffering from psychotic disorder. and one thing i noticed with american kids, they do not respect their parents... no family ties.
tho some amrericans are good but most of them are bad, arrogant, money hungry, lazy and fat some say.
39. Joan - April 22, 2008 8:26 AM
I'm amazed at how people can laugh at other people's misfortunes,
I think this guy has done amazingly well and just greatful to be alive.
He is stronger than a lot of people out there in the world...... others would want to just give up but he is a fighter and he wants to learn to walk not get wheels
attatched. Well done on him.
40. Shannah - April 22, 2008 1:55 PM
#39, I Couldn't Agree More. It Is People Like This That Make The World An Ignorant Place To Live In, Because Of The Amount Of Prejudice. I'm Only 16, And I Know Not To Judge Someone.This Man Is Amazing, And I Bet To Many, An Idol. Well Done To Him. I Wish Him All The Best. x
41. randolf - May 6, 2008 5:41 AM
I Think Your All Nasty but a would lyke a pair of them for christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
42. greg - May 6, 2008 11:04 AM
fuck
43. Mvivanc - May 8, 2008 12:54 PM
Urgh! nasty as hell!
44. Mvivanc - May 8, 2008 12:55 PM
Mr. Potato is alive!
45. al - May 24, 2008 12:44 PM
the bottom part looks live Barbie plastic
46. johnny timberland - June 2, 2008 7:53 PM
Wankers, silly china man tink he can whalk, me no like chuk chuk, but now i walk and hit you with my nun chuk, hing luu waah no choy muchetila
47. max - July 10, 2008 6:36 PM
we should thanx God for havin' legs. you know we're worried about stupid things. And we dont pay atention to simple things that sorround us. may be you may lough at this guy misfortune or even my words, that is human nature. We must be more spiritual no more human. The spirit of The God Almighty is the only One capable of changing our minds. Find HIM.
48. conor baum - July 14, 2008 6:46 PM
how the fuck does he take a piss or crap
49. abbie thompson - July 14, 2008 6:49 PM
i feel bad we should thank god for or site and legs and arms many people suffer badly were one of the lucky ones unlike him we have legs
50. martin fox - July 17, 2008 5:05 PM
poor bugger no legs SHIT HAPENS no cunt here been to a kids hospital, fkn wake up. rip his legs off make the cunt rollabout. stick him to a remote controlled car and race it he must have friends. Finally stop slagging USA great place. NEED THEM TO KEEP THE POPULATION DOWN. keep up the good work. Martin SCOTLAND
51. Miss Bitch - July 18, 2008 1:36 AM
first of all, let me say, in the nicest possiable way, all of you trash talking americans, shut the fuck up. not all of us are like that.
second, i think it is very unfortunate for this man, and many other who struggle with issues such as these. and for you fools to laugh at them, is certainly low of yourselves. many people have had terriable things happen to them. alot of them protecting YOU during the time being. it is very sad that you idiots feel the need to laugh at them. before you do that, try picturing what it would be like to struggle with injuries like that. now add the pain of people making fun of you into that mess. now SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS.!! :)
52. Anonymous - August 8, 2008 1:46 AM
Haha, I like how the comments of this went completely off topic.
A man who hadn't been able to walk walks again and all you guys do is bash america.
I can tell you really treasure what's important.
53. Ahmad - August 20, 2008 4:00 AM
The GOD Say in Quraan:
“O you who believe! Let not a group scoff at another group, it may be that the latter are better than the former“
54. hahah - September 7, 2008 11:53 PM
LOL stupid ass..ALL OF the shoes in America ARE MADE IN CHINA..so how can it be counterfit if it came out of the same country?
55. chicken - September 18, 2008 7:29 AM
does he still have a dick?
56. Tamadic - November 9, 2008 10:51 AM
God Bless you!
57. Atheos - November 15, 2008 2:51 PM
I agree with comment #17, they could of seriously done something better then this. Hell even a 'Hover-Round' would of been cheaper and easier to get around in. When I first saw this last month I thought he looked like someone took a Mr Potato and used that for his lower half.
And comment #47 - we should thank evolution for legs....not God. God is a figment of the primitive mind.