Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 10, 2014
January 09, 2014
January 11, 2014
Transcript:
Students at Braunschweis Technical University in Germany made a paper and glue plane with a 60 foot wingspan- and it actually flies! Surgeon Guu Zhihui in China, has constructed a nose out of a patient's rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his four head to prepare for future transplant! Cotton Top Tamarin monkeys at Central Park Zoo in New York City have been found to whisper to each other when zookeepers are within earshot!
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Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
I bet Wilbur and Orville would be impressed with BTU .
Aussie Down Under almost 11 years ago
Are they merely monkeying around or do the Zookeepers have a talent that hasn’t been explored yet?
aimlesscruzr almost 11 years ago
@Sammy Shizznatz – I first thought the same thing, but think about it, where else can you grow one and not have a problem with the skin covering and hair growth. But if it were me, I’d prefer my nose to be covered with butt skin…. :-)
Rog22 almost 11 years ago
The blood supply for the new nose will come from the pedicle at its base. The new nose will be rotated into place without cutting the pedicle.
Marv Walker almost 11 years ago
Must be a shortage of the incredible and the unusual today.
jack fairbanks almost 11 years ago
I smell a rat, er, I mean a hat… uh…
jack fairbanks almost 11 years ago
For some reason, if you let the zookeepers hear you talking, they disappear, never to be heard from again
Fan o’ Lio. almost 11 years ago
The monkey bit reminds me of Gary Larson’s cows.
Stephen Gilberg almost 11 years ago
Remember Monty Python’s man with three noses? There are worse places for ’em.