Phantom Limb FTW

Apr 14, 2009 14:46

A 64-year-old woman has reported to doctors at Geneva University Hospital the presence of a pale, milky-white and translucent third arm.

Sure, that happens. But then there's this:

The upshot is that the woman can use the apparitional extremity to relieve very real itches on the cheek. It cannot penetrate solid objects.
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justinhowe April 14 2009, 20:44:22 UTC
This part scares me: "She does not always perceive the arm but "retrieves" it when needed".

It's an interdimensional Phantom Limb.

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snurri April 15 2009, 10:57:06 UTC
Comes with handsome invisible carrying case!

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haddayr April 15 2009, 03:00:24 UTC
WOW.

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scarypudding April 15 2009, 10:25:07 UTC
Just her own cheek, or other people's?

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snurri April 15 2009, 10:57:26 UTC
Imprecise wording FTW!

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