Thursday, July 23, 2009

Armed And Dangerous

The recipient of the world's first complete double arm transplant scratched his head and back and beamed at his doctors Wednesday, saying he was on the path to independence a year after the pioneering operation.

Farmer Karl Merk, who lost his arms just below the shoulder in a 2002 combine harvester accident, demonstrated the progress he has made by scratching the back of his head with his right hand and squeezing rubber discs at a press conference near his home in southern Germany.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Billy Bob Thorton was unavailable for comment.

Mr. Mongooseman said...

fartface doesn't lie - the arm holes were delicious.