Woman fashions own prosthetic leg out of LEGO

by Laura Domela

Get it? Leg O?

This is a time-lapse video of Youtuber AmputeeOT fashioning herself a prosthetic leg out of LEGO bricks. It’s a LEGO leg! It really got me thinking — it’s amazing how most of us go out of my way to AVOID stepping on LEGO bricks, and here she is PURPOSEFULLY doing it. That really blew my mind. Also, those new Jolly Ranchers that are hard on the outside, chewy on the inside. If I lost a leg and had to get a prosthetic you know what I’d want it made out of? PURE DIAMONDS. Then I’d sell it and get a pirate pegleg and a mansion.
via Geekologie

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Woman fashions own prosthetic leg out of LEGO

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