Stern's WTF thread of the day: "Artist" implants 3rd ear onto arm

[CptStern]

repeat after me: WTF!!!!!!

Performance artists are known for pushing the bounderies, but one Australian has astonished his contemporaries by having a third ear implanted onto his arm.

The Cypriot-born eccentric Stelios Arcadious spent 10 years searching for a surgeon willing to perform the controversial operation.

He got his wish after working as a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University's Digital Research Unit. The ear was grown in a lab from cells and implanted into the 61-year-olds left forearm in 2006.

Mr Arcadious said he thought art "should be more than simply illustrating ideas." Once the ear has fully developed he hopes to get a microphone implanted as well.

"It is more of a relief at present than an ear but it is still recognisable as an ear," he said.

"The last operation was in September 2006 and its only now that I'm about ready for the next step.

"I hope to have a tiny microphone implanted to it that will connect with a bluetooth transmitter; that way you can listen to what my ear is hearing."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...ogy.html?in_article_id=487039&in_page_id=1965

 

[Raziaar]

Haven't you ever stopped and realized, "Man, my life could be better with an ear on my forearm"

 

[Krynn72]

Hes not an artist, hes just a creepy weirdo.


But then again, if it were an eye...

 

[CptStern]

a hand I can understand even a penor ..but an ear? no one talks at crotch level (except midgets/italian old ladies) so what's the point?

 

[firenbrimstone]

"I hope to have a tiny microphone implanted to it that will connect with a bluetooth transmitter; that way you can listen to what my ear is hearing."

Is this guy for real? Erm.. forgive my lack of technical terminology, but.. that ear shouldn't be hearing a dam thing since it's not connected to any auditory stuff like..erm.. an eardrum??!!??

People frighten me more and more every day. This guy needs to be institutionalized, then we can harvest his 'ear' and give it to someone who needs it.. you know, like those cauliflower ear people? It'd be a complete upgrade!

Art. Hardly.

 

[Raziaar]

Is this guy for real? Erm.. forgive my lack of technical terminology, but.. that ear shouldn't be hearing a dam thing since it's not connected to any auditory stuff like..erm.. an eardrum??!!??

People frighten me more and more every day. This guy needs to be institutionalized, then we can harvest his 'ear' and give it to someone who needs it.. you know, like those cauliflower ear people? It'd be a complete upgrade!

Art. Hardly.

That's the whole point of adding a microphone... to replicate it 'hearing stuff'. He's a loon.

 

[CptStern]

the ear isnt hooked up to anything, implanting a microphone in to his arm-ear is just symbolic

 

[Tyguy]

"Sir, we regret to inform you that you arm.....it's deaf"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!111111"

 

[watermonster]

This reminds me of those two brothers... The hand of the other was transplanted onto the side of the brother.

 

[firenbrimstone]

the ear isnt hooked up to anything, implanting a microphone in to his arm-ear is just symbolic

Symbolic, eh? Theoretically, that makes sense...logically, it makes me want to release a hungry rat and watch it gnaw that creepy arm-ear right out.

What'd be super awesome is if he could implant a 'brain' into his skull... now THAT would be art!

 

[Steven]

...that's hawt.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Disturbed? Yes.

Turned on? God yes.

 

[firenbrimstone]

Disturbed? Yes.

Turned on? God yes.

Why am I suddenly reminded of the David Cronenberg movie "Crash"....

(IMDB, people, I'm not doing all the work for you..)

 

[Jintor]

Next... the TEN-EYED MAN!

 

[Wanted Bob]

Broken Image.

And that IS weird (but kinda cool at the same time).

 

[Jintor]

Image will be back when cracked.com gets back to its senses.