-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Man climbs Chicago skyscraper with bionic leg: CHICAGO — A 31-year-old amputee has made history, becoming the first person to climb 103 floors of one of the world's tallest skyscrapers with a bionic leg. Zac Vawter was wearing a prosthetic leg controlled by his mind Sunday when he participated in "SkyRise Chicago." The charity event raises funds for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. The event marked the bionic leg's first test in the public eye. As Vawter thought about climbing stairs, the motors, chains and belts in his leg synchronized the movements of its ankle and knee. Researchers cheered him on and noted the smart leg's performance. Institute officials say the leg and its climber held up "fantastically." Vawter finished the climb in about 45 minutes. http://news.msn.com/science-technology/man-climbs-chicago-skyscraper-with-bionic-leg Wow. That is incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Pssshh.. Tell me when a man climbs the CN tower without a bionic leg.. am I right? In all seriousness, good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancanfan Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Lee Majors changed his name to Zac Vawter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterlingArcher Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Pssshh.. Tell me when a man climbs the CN tower without a bionic leg.. am I right? In all seriousness, good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Sparkle Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 that's how you get a leg up on the competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I wouldn't do that unless I got payed nothing short of $1 million haha. Great achievement though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetcoaster Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Reminds me of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HofoK_QQxGc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 world's tallest skyscrapers with a bionic leg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 The skyscraper has a bionic leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Using a bionic leg sounds like cheatin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:D Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Lol, if you read the whole sentence then you know they were talking about the man. But it's still funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 This seems more like subtle advertisement for that company's product than anything else. The way they tailor their words makes it as if he climbed the outside of the skyscraper with a bionic leg when in fact he walked up a bunch of steps, which I'm sure puts Oscar Pistorius' prosthesis and olympic sprinting to shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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