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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Double amputee walks again due to Bluetooth

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Bleill lost both his legs above the knees when a bomb exploded under his Humvee while on patrol in Iraq on October 15, 2006. He has 32 pins in his hip and a 6-inch screw holding his pelvis together.
Now, he's starting to walk again with the help of prosthetic legs outfitted with Bluetooth technology more commonly associated with hands-free cell phones.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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I wonder if I can hack his leg electronics with my cell phone... and make him do shit he doesn't want to... like moon walk.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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He should answer his shoe like Maxwell Smart....
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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I wonder if I can hack his leg electronics with my cell phone... and make him do shit he doesn't want to... like moon walk.
lol
i was wondering that too. what if somebody uses a bluetooth mouse around him?










btw, i know bluetooth requires a pairing process
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sho_nuff1997
lol
i was wondering that too. what if somebody uses a bluetooth mouse around him?










btw, i know bluetooth requires a pairing process
The password is: 1234
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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I wonder if I can hack his leg electronics with my cell phone... and make him do shit he doesn't want to... like moon walk.

im sorry thats so messed up!


but i cant stop getting the picture out of my head

<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XBAWMuWfdQ&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4XBAWMuWfdQ&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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The whole while, the guys pleading "Noo... please stop.... noooo.... [michael] Weee-Heee![/michael]"
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:41 PM
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^ that's messed up
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:51 PM
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hopefully verison doesn't cripple his new abilities.
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Old Jan 25, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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ahem, sounds like he's getting off on the right foot...


sorry
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