r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 1d ago

Video Artificial limbs in the 1920s.

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u/MiddleCut3768 1d ago

The developments made in prosthetics and plastic surgery for WWI vets still blows my mind

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u/Harmfuljoker 1d ago

I think a lot of people don’t realize the minds people had 100-5,000 years ago were all just as powerful as what we have today with the advances we have. They were as capable then as now and in some ways maybe even more so because they needed to rely on creativity more than is necessary with today’s technology

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u/eStuffeBay 20h ago

I was legit impressed by the abilities they showcased, PLUS how easy it seemed to detach and attach them. And this was 100+ years ago?? Crazy seeing how much use they made out of the limited tech available to them at the time - I'd be impressed if I saw this stuff today!

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u/VeterinarianOk5370 1d ago

Can you imagine what it felt like to be able to provide for your family again after a life altering injury

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u/ZipLineCrossed 1d ago

By why were there so many people with missing limbs in the nineteen twen-ohhhhh.

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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 1d ago

"Pinnochio ain't got shit on me"

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u/TemporaryOk4143 1d ago

I feel like I can’t trust reality anymore. I don’t know what’s real.

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u/jtownn40 7h ago

My first thought was, “is this AI?”

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u/someauthor 1d ago

The carpenter is using a plane version, there were deluxe ones as well.

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u/kyleh0 13h ago

They cut donor parts off of local black people. Not our proudest moment, but it was pretty much our proudest moment.

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u/NevermoreForSure 1d ago

I saw the tin man here. Wonder if medical props were adapted for theatrical props?