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BadgerKid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 10:58 AM
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Italian Scientists Put Robot Spiders In Your Colon
'Spider pill' offers new way to scan for diseases including colon cancer

Experts believe the device, which is swallowed by the patient and controlled by doctors using a wireless connection, could transform the difficult and invasive process of diagnosing serious conditions.

The pill, which contains a tiny camera, is also fitted with tiny legs that can be activated remotely once it is inside the colon or intestine.

The legs protrude outwards and are movable in order to make device to ‘crawl’ inside the patient like a spider. It can be moved back and forth, giving doctors more flexibility during the examination.

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More at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6300636/Spider-pill-offers-new-way-to-scan-for-diseases-including-colon-cancer.html

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Cue the rectal jokes...
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:02 AM
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1. Well that's gonna give me nightmares for months...if not years.
n.t.
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:56 AM
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6. Just be glad they're not using large trucks.
That would make it a semicolon. ;-)
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HeresyLives Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:57 PM
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10. Ooh, that's terrible! But good!
:rofl:
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DemBones DemBones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-20-09 11:40 PM
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15. Or real spiders.
:scared:
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:05 AM
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2. I smell a new sex activity--spidering. nt
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:54 AM
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5. Well, I guess 'leg men' would be into it.
;-)
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MineralMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:12 AM
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3. Oh no they di'n't!
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damntexdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:52 AM
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4. So they're the ones responsible!
I wondered who put those things in there.

;-)
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 12:01 PM
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7. I refuse to participate in any medical test that sounds like the plot of a SyFy Original Movie.
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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 02:32 PM
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8. Won't that cause the real spiders in my colon to panic?
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Indenturedebtor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 09:18 PM
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14. Beats crabs :P
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rayofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 08:20 PM
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9. and ants in your pants. n/t
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 10:46 AM
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11. Um, how does one pass
something *with legs*? Are the legs retractable?

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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 10:10 AM
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12. Michelle Bachmann tried to warn you about socialized medicine...
...but y'all just wouldn't listen. And now you have robot spiders up your ass.
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JohnWxy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-15-09 04:45 PM
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13. somehow a colonoscopy doesn't sound so bad anymore.
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