Author: Zhang Wang
Editor: Luo Jiang
Have you heard of the six-fingered musician? Now you can be one too.
For a long time, prosthetics have existed to serve people with disabilities, whether due to congenital defects or accidents. But why can’t ordinary people use prosthetics? Instead of just replacement, ordinary people having prosthetics could mean enhanced functionality and upgraded skills!
Dani, a student at the Royal College of Art, has used 3D printing technology to create a “sixth finger.” By wearing this new finger and detecting Bluetooth signals, combined with the changes in pressure points on the foot, it can significantly enhance the gripping ability of the human hand from multiple angles.
In other words, you can control your sixth finger with your foot… What is this?
With the sixth finger, you can first reduce the workload on your original fingers, such as easily swiping on a screen;
No need to worry about not having enough hands to hold all the cards in a game of Dou Di Zhu;
Many cups? Handle them all at once;
Mom no longer has to worry about you not being able to play guitar with a barre chord;
And all sorts of practical life skills that you can master without watching a 3-minute video.
Look at these people with the magical sixth finger, they are as happy as a 200-pound child.
Hey guys, calm down, this is just a finger, not your child.
After the experimental product was released, some expressed concerns about the AI of the finger becoming evil, especially after watching too many comics and encountering various evil doctors, like in Spider-Man, where radioactive elements mutated and those mechanical hands created Doctor Octopus.
How should we respond to this situation?
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First, keep the 3D printed finger away from radioactive elements;
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Then, watch fewer comics, my friend.
When the magical finger becomes widespread, there will no longer be a night where six fingers cannot be seen…
This practical little finger, shouldn’t Trump consider getting one soon?
ref: http://nerdist.com/working-prosthetic-third-thumb-spider-man-dr-octopus/
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