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Amputee Asks People To Unplug Phone Chargers So She Could Charge Arm, Gets Not The Response She Expects
We’ve all been there, desperately trying to find a socket to charge our phones, in fear of losing access to favorite apps, social media and, of course, Bored Panda articles. One might say that without their phone, they feel as if they’re without hands. Well, for a bionics advocate and actress Angel Giuffria this fear became a reality when while attending SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas, her robotic arm ran out of power.
The actress shared her woes on Twitter, as confused attendees refused to give up their charging stations. Giuffria explained that some people thought that her arm, adorned with flashing lights, was actually a prop and not a prosthesis. She did eventually find a station to bring her arm back to life and holds no hard feelings against the people who refused her and only tweeted about the incident to bring light to some of the daily struggles that a person with a prosthetic limb encounters.
“People’s phones are incredibly important to them these days and I thought this emphasized that,” Giuffria told Chrom.
Angel was born without a hand, trying many different prosthetic hands from the age of six. She eventually settled with a bebionic hand which not only pleased her aesthetically, but also provided better function than the previous ones. With newly found confidence Giuffria decided to pursue acting, as well as inspire many with her activism fighting the stigma against people with disabilities.
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Angel Giuffria, a bionics activist and actor attended SXSW Conference 2018
After extensively using her prosthetic arm it ran out of power
And Angel tried to recharge it which turned out to be easier said than done
Some people thought that her arm was a prop and refused to give up their charging stations
She did eventually bring her arm back to life
She was born without a hand, but found confidence to pursue her dreams with a prosthesis
Angel Giuffria became a bionic actress and activist
After sharing her experience, people on Twitter were quick to support her
At the end, Angel reassured everyone that everything was ok
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TC 6 years ago
I like t'he guy that said "If someone came to me and asked 'may I charge my arm?' I would do as they say, y'know... just to avoid being thrown across the entire room. Do people not watch sci-fi movies? That's usually how it goes." Hilarious
Vlad Horobet 6 years ago
There is a new series, Altered Carbon, in which a women gets a bionic arm and throws some dirty cop across the room. Multiple times. That guy is well reasoned to be afraid xD
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Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago
I know it has no relevance to the story, but I must agree.
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TC 6 years ago
I like t'he guy that said "If someone came to me and asked 'may I charge my arm?' I would do as they say, y'know... just to avoid being thrown across the entire room. Do people not watch sci-fi movies? That's usually how it goes." Hilarious
Vlad Horobet 6 years ago
There is a new series, Altered Carbon, in which a women gets a bionic arm and throws some dirty cop across the room. Multiple times. That guy is well reasoned to be afraid xD
Load More Replies... Aahzmandus Pervect 6 years ago
I know it has no relevance to the story, but I must agree.
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