2012 Thumb-Wresting World Champion — I’m calling it. This is James Byrne. PSYCHE — it’s just his hands . James lost his left thumb in a carpentry accident , and, after a botched attempt to reattach it, had it replaced with a big toe and NOT a lucky rabbit’s foot despite that being the logical choice. Think of the lottery scratchers, bro! Apparently, James’ thumb was vital for his work, paver and plant operator, so the answer was easy for him. The operation was a success, although he still can’t fully move the thumb naturally: “I can’t bend it yet but I hope to be able to do so soon. It rotates and I can give it a good wiggle. I am so, so pleased that I had it done. It is just such a relief that I’ll be able to get back to work soon.” He would have to return to surgery to remove the wires that currently secure the bones in place, but otherwise everything seems perfectly fine. Fascinating, really. Can anyone tell me what those tattoos mean? Because my guess is not “safety first.” Also, if James gives a movie two thumbs up is it more meaningful than if a regular person does? This Man Had His Thumb Replaced By His Toe [gizmodo] Thanks to Chase, who’s never cut off a finger before but did cut off a lady in a Volvo once and got honked at.

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Man Loses Thumb, Has Replaced With Big Toe

Belly button lint? You got a belly button finger, bro! 20-year old Chinese furniture worker Wang Yongjun lost the tip of his middle finger flipping the wrong person the bird to a circular saw. It’s all good though because doctors sewed his hand to his stomach and apparently he’s growing a new one sans nail. Wait, WHAT?! Doctors operated and attached Wang’s finger to his stomach in the hope that new skin and muscle would grow around it. Dr Huang said the technique was a way of restoring blood circulation to the injured finger so that the body could repair itself. He says the surgery was a complete success and that Wang would have a brand new fingertip - separated from his stomach - within a month. Admittedly, that’s pretty cool. What wouldn’t be cool is tripping and tearing your hand from your stomach trying to catch yourself. That would be nasty. Butt-ass nasty. Hit the jump for the uncensored shot. WARNING: Sausage-y.

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Man Severs Fingertip, Grows New One From Stomach

See? When it’s zipped up it looks like a regular hand wave, but, after a partial zip-down, it becomes the traditional Vulcan salute . Plus — BAM! — sex-change, bow tie and glasses! And all for $40. Not even a back-alley surgeon will sew a wiener on for that cheap! And that’s not taking the glasses or bow tie into consideration. Even clip-ons are expensive these days. Plus, and I’m just throwing this out there — with a little alteration you could turn this Spocker into a shocker . You’ll be the envy of your whole fraternity! Threadless Product Site Thanks to Ace, who doesn’t wear hoodies because they always f*** up his do’.

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Clever, Veeeery Clever: Spock Hand Hoodie

This is a video of a bunch of different robotic hands showing how dexterous they are at bouncing balls , gripping things, throwing things, catching things and a bunch of other fun stuff robots shouldn’t be allowed to do. I mean, what is this, robot gym class? Next thing you know they’re gonna be whipping your ass with a wet towel in the locker room. WHICH IS ONLY FUN WHEN TWO GROWN MEN DO IT. Am I right guys? Love that game. Youtube Thanks to Chris and Aroinak, who once shot a bot in Reno and didn’t even stick around. Way to go guys, there could have been more.

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Robotic Arms Have Come A Long Way. A Long, Much More Deadly Way (Hold Me)