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15-year-old boy's arm severed by R train while trying to subway surf in Queens
CBS NEWS ^
| August 29, 2022
| Christina Fan
Posted on 09/04/2022 8:34:12 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Qwapisking
guess we know who won’t be starting any rounds of applause
To: Morgana
I wonder what tattoos the kid had on that arm that got chopped off.
To: Morgana
Some things never change. I remember reading this Popular Science article in November 1962 when I was 11 years old and being so impressed with the surgery to reattach an arm. Everett Knowles was 12 years old when this happened. It taught me all I needed to know about "surfing" on trains. The amazing surgery was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Full story is on page 71 of The Boy Who Lost His Arm -- and Got It Back.
A Wired Magazine update in 2011: "A year after the surgery Knowles' arm and fingers were sensitive to heat, cold and touch, and he could move his fingers and bend his wrist. He could also play first base – but only with his one good hand. The year after that, he was playing tennis and baseball. After four years of recovery, Knowles had the same use of his right arm and hand as a natural lefty. He eventually drove a six-wheel truck and lifted sides of beef at his job."
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:08:21 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("A Conservative is an Ultra-MAGA, Semi-Fascist, Enemy-of-the-State, Deplorable Clinger")
To: Morgana
lets all hope it was a learning experience...
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:18:13 PM PDT
by
Chode
(there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
To: Morgana
"A lot of people are being more daredevil. I don't get it, but what can we do?" one person said.
Some even survive into adulthood. Many don't.
One would surmise it cleans out the gene pool, but another bunch of idiots come along in the next generation.
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:18:41 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: Morgana
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:21:01 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Morgana
Is this another one or the same one from a week or so ago?
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:40:55 PM PDT
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
To: Morgana; All
Sooo… how does one subway surf?
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:48:50 PM PDT
by
Cobra64
(Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
To: Morgana
Soon kids in Chiraq will be surfing the “L” trains.
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posted on
09/04/2022 9:51:44 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I well remember that story from 1962! I was 12 at the time.
To: Morgana
Who’s doing it?
Questions that require answers.
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posted on
09/04/2022 10:12:03 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
To: RedMonqey
So a future award is still in the cards. 15 is still young for an Olympian. In four years time he might walk away with a gold medal. (Well, buried with his gold medal, I suppose.)
To: Morgana
To: Inyo-Mono
You believe we remember that from SIXTY years ago!?
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posted on
09/04/2022 10:19:22 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
("A Conservative is an Ultra-MAGA, Semi-Fascist, Enemy-of-the-State, Deplorable Clinger")
To: Morgana
The dumbass is strong in this one.
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posted on
09/04/2022 10:20:08 PM PDT
by
from occupied ga
(Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
To: Morgana
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posted on
09/04/2022 10:22:03 PM PDT
by
doorgunner69
(Let's go Brandon)
To: Dr. Sivana
I guess that could falling the guidelines as I understand them
(Ouch, lobsters in the pants, hurts just imagine that!)
To: Morgana
When I was that age, I used to ride that subway everyday from Queens to Manhattan and back again INSIDE the car. Never dreamed of surfing on top. Guess we were real wusses. All I’ve gotta say is, thank God for wussihood!
To: RedMonqey
FWICS, the criteria specify removal from the gene pool (either by death or sterilization), the incident must involve a remarkable loss of judgment, and anything involving a train does not qualify due to being too common.
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posted on
09/05/2022 1:01:15 AM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: Morgana
I messed with trains as a youngster even
though it was dangerous i.e., fun.
Being a kid, and stupid goes together like
truckers and hookers. ( grown-up and stupid)
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