This article was published on March 18, 2009

True Geek: Man Replaces Finger Lost in Accident with USB Drive


True Geek: Man Replaces Finger Lost in Accident with USB Drive

Finnish computer programmer, Jerry Jalava, lost his finger last summer after crashing his Ducati Monster 696 motorbike.

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After being rushed to hospital and examined, he was told that he would have to have half of one of his fingers amputated. Jalava, decided to make the most of a bad situation and replaced the finger with a…USB Drive!

The prosthetic finger  looks and feels like a real finger, however peel back the top and voia, 2 gigabyte worth of portable storage!

“When I’m using the USB, I just leave my finger inside the slot and pick it up after I’m ready.” Jalava says

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You can read Jerry’s blog here or visit his Flickr page, with photos galore, here.

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