If your were to lose your legs

[Lord Pikey]

Solve a lunchtime argument. Please take this is the good natured humour that it is intended. I am not down playing or even laughing at people with disabilities it is merely a discussion.

A friend asked me what two limbs would id rather loose. I replied both my legs because with modern technology there is not many things you cannot do with prosthetic limbs. he disagrees.

So, we started listing the activities and general day to day things that you could and couldn't do.

So far, i think that you can still do Bungee jumping (waist strap) and paragliding, but he says that H&S would put a stop to it.

The only couple we agreed with was Climbing and snowboarding and even then i think that a sit on snowboard has been built.

Can you lot think of any sport or activity that would be impossible?

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 6th July 12:55

[Romanymagic]

cycling!

[Moose.]

Cycling? Ok, you have those 4 wheeled ones which you pedal with your hands but it's not the same really. I'd hate to loose my legs

[Lord Pikey]

Romanymagic said:

cycling!

I think they have built limbs for that and you could use hand powered recumberland bikes(sp)

[john_p]

A friend of my sisters has one leg amputated below the knee. He went bungee jumping in Oz while on holiday; just before jumping he undid the straps so that when he got to the bottom, his leg and shoe parted company from the rest of him.

He then held the flapping trouser leg and screamed for the rest of the jump.

Organisers didn't find it very funny

Edited by john_p on Monday 6th July 12:55

[twistedsanity]

I was on a rehab course at the Royal National Orhapedic hospital a few weeks back, there was a squaddie named joe there who had had both legs amputated after a bomb went off underneath him, he put most people there to shame , to see a guy with no legs swimming was quite bizzare, to see two stumps poking out from the water where he was doing handstands was even more strange!!

[Alfanatic]

Legs are probably the way to go. It has been proven that you can lose both legs and still drive, can still play golf, can still play guitar, can still run, swim, or shoot down invading enemy fighters!

[Man-At-Arms]

Alex Zinardi got over it, and he is still racing in WTCC !

[rhinochopig]

..and Oscar whatsihisname is beating able bodied sprinters with his carbon leg blade attachments.

[trumpet600]

You wouldn't want to lose your arms.

It's impossible to wipe your arse with your feet (I think)

[phr33k]

Lord Pikey said:

Solve a lunchtime argument. Please take this is the good natured humour that it is intended. I am not down playing or even laughing at people with disabilities it is merely a discussion.

A friend asked me what two limbs would id rather loose. I replied both my legs because with modern technology there is not many things you cannot do with prosthetic limbs. he disagrees.

So, we started listing the activities and general day to day things that you could and couldn't do.

So far, i think that you can still do Bungee jumping (waist strap) and paragliding, but he says that H&S would put a stop to it.

The only couple we agreed with was Climbing and snowboarding and even then i think that a sit on snowboard has been built.

Can you lot think of any sport or activity that would be impossible?

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 6th July 12:55

How long before you moved on from day-to-day things?

[V8mate]

john_p said:

A friend of my sisters has one leg amputated below the knee. He went bungee jumping in Oz while on holiday; just before jumping he undid the straps so that when he got to the bottom, his leg and shoe parted company from the rest of him.

He then held the flapping trouser leg and screamed for the rest of the jump.

Organisers didn't find it very funny

Re my bold.

Why?

Suicide attempt?

[Lord Pikey]

phr33k said:

Lord Pikey said:

Solve a lunchtime argument. Please take this is the good natured humour that it is intended. I am not down playing or even laughing at people with disabilities it is merely a discussion.

A friend asked me what two limbs would id rather loose. I replied both my legs because with modern technology there is not many things you cannot do with prosthetic limbs. he disagrees.

So, we started listing the activities and general day to day things that you could and couldn't do.

So far, i think that you can still do Bungee jumping (waist strap) and paragliding, but he says that H&S would put a stop to it.

The only couple we agreed with was Climbing and snowboarding and even then i think that a sit on snowboard has been built.

Can you lot think of any sport or activity that would be impossible?

Edited by Lord Pikey on Monday 6th July 12:55

How long before you moved on from day-to-day things?

good point. we couldnt think of many day to day activities that were impossible so we moved onto sports. Most things have been overcome now with technology.

[Ayahuasca]

With no legs you could also marry a millionaire scouse singer.

[deadmau5]

V8mate said:

john_p said:

A friend of my sisters has one leg amputated below the knee. He went bungee jumping in Oz while on holiday; just before jumping he undid the straps so that when he got to the bottom, his leg and shoe parted company from the rest of him.

He then held the flapping trouser leg and screamed for the rest of the jump.

Organisers didn't find it very funny

Re my bold.

Why?

Suicide attempt?

He undid the straps on his fake leg so that it fell off. Practical joke on the instructors.

[john_p]

V8mate said:

john_p said:

A friend of my sisters has one leg amputated below the knee. He went bungee jumping in Oz while on holiday; just before jumping he undid the straps so that when he got to the bottom, his leg and shoe parted company from the rest of him.

He then held the flapping trouser leg and screamed for the rest of the jump.

Organisers didn't find it very funny

Re my bold.

Why?

Suicide attempt?

Sorry yes, I forgot to add that bit. He undid the straps on his prosthetic leg

[Chris71]

Have to say one of the most inspirational things I've seen are disabled skiers. I guess you have a choice of sitting around feeling sorry for yourself - which would probably be most people's reaction, understandably - or getting out there and doing something. The latter is probably easier said than done and I've got the greatest respect for people you see whizzing down mountains on off-road wheelcairs and mono-skis.

[Ayahuasca]

Serious question - do people who have lost legs use less energy (less weight to move around, fewer muscles to energise) or more energy (work transferred to other limbs)?

Side note - wasn't there a legless athlete who was banned from competing in fully-legged races because he was felt to be unfair competition?

[Monki]

I guess a sport you couldn't do is hurdles.....

however you can still play ice hockey, there's a form of the sport called "sledge hockey"

[The Moose]

Ayahuasca said:

Serious question - do people who have lost legs use less energy (less weight to move around, fewer muscles to energise) or more energy (work transferred to other limbs)?

Side note - wasn't there a legless athlete who was banned from competing in fully-legged races because he was felt to be unfair competition?

No idea about the first part, but there was a chap with no legs who had (effectively) springs on his stumps which made him quicker than legged athletes and was therefore banned.

Cheers

The Moose