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Oscar Pistorius and his blades

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by Mr_JDTraynor

Apparently, he can compete at the Olympics against "able-bodied" atheletes. He hasn't achieved the qualifying time yet but may do so soon.

Is this a marvellous example of overcoming a disability and showing that being "disabled" does not necessarily mean less?

Or, will the manufacturers of the blades seek to invest money in ehancing the blades, because they know that if Pisorius is successful then the manufacturers will make huge wads of cash out of his success?

Mr_JDTraynor | 16 May '08, 14:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

How will the manufacturers make huge wads of cash?

Exactly how many people with no legs who want to run at Olympic speed are there?


The blades could be used for

activities other than running in the Olympics


Running at the COmmonwealth Games?

Running at the World Championships?


Shanks?


Bigfoot?


No, it's normal size.

Shanks for asking.


In the future,

will all world champion athletes have no legs? Will young people saw off their own legs in the quest for Olympic glory?


They let Akabusi in

he wore Cica Blades.


Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha


Dwain Chambers....

will probably cut his legs off if it means he might have a chance of getting to Beijing.


I think he'd get done

for creating toxic waste.


:)


Well, I thought he wasn't allowed in the Olympics because the legs are unfair

In that they're actually more efficient than normal legs. So whilst there probably won't be much demand on the professional atheltics circuit, I can kind of see them being a decent alternative to normal fake legs.


He, and the manufacturers appealed

and the appeal was won