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Eug · 01:04 PM

Vet vs. croc

Chang's lower left arm was bitten off by the crocodile when he tried to pull a tranquilizer dart from the reptile's body. Two bullets were shot at the crocodile but it was unharmed. Chang went through emergency surgery to have his limb reattached.

lpkmckenna · Apr 12, 2007, 12:10 PM

That's an awesome pick. FARKers are gonna love it.

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 12:21 PM

Well, I made this for a different thread, but how can I resist?

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 12:28 PM

I'd hate to be the one to try to get the hand out of its mouth.

Actually it would be even worse to be the guys whos hand is in the crocs mouth in the first place.

centerchannel68 · Apr 12, 2007, 12:35 PM

How the hell do you reattach an entire hand?!

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 12:35 PM

Don't you remember the big hand transplant story a couple years ago?

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

How the hell do you reattach an entire hand?!

If they can do it with a penis I am sure they can do it with a hand. It won't work so well after but it is better than nothing.

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 12:40 PM

Is it just me or would "Severed Hand of Chang Po-yu" make a good user name?

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

If they can do it with a penis I am sure they can do it with a hand. It won't work so well after but it is better than nothing.

Also that arm will probably be significantly shorter because they'll have to cut away the mangled bits of both parts so they can have a clean cut to put together.

Gossamer · Apr 12, 2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

Is it just me or would "Severed Hand of Chang Po-yu" make a good user name?

Priceless

Oisín · Apr 12, 2007, 12:52 PM

How do you view the story? The link in Eug’s post consistently brings me to a completely unrelated story about a tiger cub and its mommy in a Tokyo zoo?!?

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

How do you view the story? The link in Eug’s post consistently brings me to a completely unrelated story about a tiger cub and its mommy in a Tokyo zoo?!?

Amazingly enough, my fiancee sent me this link earlier today: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265502,00.html

Isn't she great?

Also, more pictures (of the croc): http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,...36,00.html#7_0

Oisín · Apr 12, 2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Amazingly enough, my fiancee sent me this link earlier today: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,265502,00.html

Isn't she great?

She’s either great or trying to tell you something about your relationship...

Thanks for the link, though; this one actually works.

Eug · Apr 12, 2007, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

How do you view the story? The link in Eug’s post consistently brings me to a completely unrelated story about a tiger cub and its mommy in a Tokyo zoo?!?

Hmmm... It seemed to be working before, but now it goes to the same tiger cub story for me too. I think they may have changed some of the pix around.

So, I changed the link for you.

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Eug

Hmmm... It seemed to be working before, but now it goes to the same tiger cub story for me too. I think they may have changed some of the pix around.

So, I changed the link for you.

It just links to a pic but I found this:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/taiwan_cr...FL3cQIEaTlWMcF

Dakarʒ · Apr 12, 2007, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

Is it just me or would "Severed Hand of Chang Po-yu" make a good user name?

Do it. For some reason it's not just the same under your new name.

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

She’s either great or trying to tell you something about your relationship...

Thanks for the link, though; this one actually works.

Well, she survived a week with my mom and little sister and is still willing to go on a week-long hiking tour of Wales with my dad, so I'd say things are looking good.

Oisín · Apr 12, 2007, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Eug

Hmmm... It seemed to be working before, but now it goes to the same tiger cub story for me too. I think they may have changed some of the pix around.

So, I changed the link for you.

Now it leads to a page about some Russian ex-minister sharing an apple with a bear instead

Eug · Apr 12, 2007, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Now it leads to a page about some Russian ex-minister sharing an apple with a bear instead

WTF? They are definitely changing the pix around. I guess they're just being randomized or something.

So, I've just used that Fox News link instead.

P.S. From that article:

"Chen said the zoo purchased the crocodile from a local resident who had kept it as a pet."

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

Now it leads to a page about some Russian ex-minister sharing an apple with a bear instead

Ya he is linking to the photo section which has a bunch of pages with random images. You can reach it eventually if you hit next though.

Best thing is the yahoo link I put above.

lpkmckenna · Apr 12, 2007, 02:18 PM

Does anyone remember "Romancing the Stone" ? I was around 11 when I saw it. I was kinda in shock for a few days after watching the crocodile scene.

Monique · Apr 12, 2007, 04:46 PM

Good fake picture. For reattachment, if it is a clean cut and the hand or fingers are kept on ice they can reattach them. The only thing is that people who underwent such an operation cannot smoke because smoking destroy veins and with a reattachment the veins are not in really good shape.

nonhuman · Apr 12, 2007, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

Good fake picture. For reattachment, if it is a clean cut and the hand or fingers are kept on ice they can reattach them. The only thing is that people who underwent such an operation cannot smoke because smoking destroy veins and with a reattachment the veins are not in really good shape.

The pictures are real.

Oisín · Apr 12, 2007, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

Good fake picture. For reattachment, if it is a clean cut and the hand or fingers are kept on ice they can reattach them. The only thing is that people who underwent such an operation cannot smoke because smoking destroy veins and with a reattachment the veins are not in really good shape.

Yeah, I saw that episode of Grey’s Anatomy as well.

analogue SPRINKLES · Apr 12, 2007, 04:55 PM

CANOE -- CNEWS - World: Man has arm reattached after croc bites it off

Rev-O · Apr 13, 2007, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by analogue SPRINKLES

If they can do it with a penis I am sure they can do it with a hand. It won't work so well after but it is better than nothing.

they attached a penis in place of someone's hand? That would be bad luck. Lose your hand and all they have available to put in place is a penis. Kinda like Captain Hook, but way more creepy. While that might prove popular with the ladies it sure would make for awkward introductions. I'm pretty open minded but I'm not going shake someone's surgically attched hand-penis when I first meet them.

Jawbone54 · Apr 13, 2007, 09:01 PM

zro · Apr 13, 2007, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

Good fake picture. For reattachment, if it is a clean cut and the hand or fingers are kept on ice they can reattach them. The only thing is that people who underwent such an operation cannot smoke because smoking destroy veins and with a reattachment the veins are not in really good shape.

Or they could hold it with their other hand.