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Bestselling author. Cartoonist. Vulgarian. Motormouth. Gifted & Talented. Runs @ironcircuscomix, Chicago's largest comix publisher. Shares plenty, owes nothing.

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    Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

    Reminder: about 20 years ago, archaeologists found the 1500-year-old skeleton of a man in an Italian necropolis who had not only survived the amputation of his right hand in a pre-antibiotics era, but wore a knife strapped to the stump in its place.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/medieval-man-used-knife-prosthetic-limb-180968837/ …

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      2. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        Another one of my favorite ancient prosthetics is "The Cairo Toe," a wooden toe found on the remains of the daughter of a prominent priest. It was worn extensively during life, and the fit was adjusted numerous times.https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/study-reveals-secrets-ancient-cairo-toe-180963783/ …

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      3. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        And the first ocular prosthesis on record was found in Iran, and also belonged to a woman: a piece of tar worked into a convex shape, sculpted to somewhat imitate a real eye, and then coated in gold, with fine gold wire imitating capillaries.pic.twitter.com/MySwTKVayb

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      4. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        The eye &toe were pretty unquestionably the belongings of people of considerable means. Commoners with the same injuries likely went without, especially if they could function reasonably well day to day despite the loss. But. What if the nature of an injury was more severe?

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      5. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        Yeah, so, here's one of my new favorite ancient prosthetics. About 2,000 years ago, a man in ancient China experienced *something* that caused his knee joint to fuse. It became stuck, permanently, at an 80-degree angle.

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      6. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        But this wasn't a rich guy; there was no litter of servants to carry him around to compensate. He had to get on with things. And SO: THIS.pic.twitter.com/gHA5ty0Cny

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      7. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        This is a handmade, modest prosthetic leg, worn strapped to the thigh with material laced through its numerous holes. the bottom is a HORSE'S HOOF, reinforced with sheep or goat horn around the "ankle." a repair is apparent about midway down.

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      8. Iron Spike‏Verified account @Iron_Spike 15 Apr 2019

        And I love this thing. It's amazing.pic.twitter.com/O4pIXykS8F

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      2. Anna Landin‏ @AnnaLandin 15 Apr 2019
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        ol' Knife Hands, they called him

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      3. (((Eddie)))‏ @abracadocious 15 Apr 2019
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        He could call himself Spoonhand so as to catch any assailant unawares. Unless they were familiar with Knifey-Spooney.

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      1. liked hermes before it was cool‏ @swordgoth 15 Apr 2019
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        they’ll never expect my KNIFE HAND

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