Meir, It doesn't do that, but it may well give him a mechanical advantage, although the picture you brought to mind was of RoadRunner and Wiley Coyote cartoons. On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I HAD LOOKED AT THE WEB LINK FOR THE PROSTHESIS WAY BACK > > THE IDEA IS-- > > THE .... Uugh caps lock sorry........ > > That the carbon fibre does not transform the athlete? Para athlete? into some > kind of bionic kangaroo bouncing miles into the air like a cartoon > character.................. > > ----------------------- > > To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: > > http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy > > -- Kendall An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!) The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950 ----------------------- To change your mail settings or leave the C-PALSY list, go here: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?SUBED1=c-palsy