Libertine: On the Prowl

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A Fantasy Brought To Life

Nadya Vessey, a double amputee since childhood, now has a unique new proshetic to help her swim better.

It's a mermaid tail.

A couple of years ago, she wrote to the prosthetic department of a special effects company, Weta Workshop. Weta made the mermaids' tails for the 2003 version of Peter Pan.

"We have, over the years, done a number of things like this for people that have disabilities," a member of the Weta prosthetics department said.

The tail they made for Vessey was covered in a wetsuit fabric with added digitally-printed fish scales on it. The tail has four sections that allow some movement.

Pretty cool, huh?

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01:42, 2009-Mar-5 .. Posted by LauriesAsylum

I don't know, it kinda gives me the creeps.

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05:29, 2009-Mar-6 .. Posted by littleMissConfused

Seems a little fishy....but very cool!

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11:12, 2009-Mar-7 .. Posted by thebigp

Well I'll just say this...

she's no Daryl Hannah.