Italian Scientists Put Robot Spiders In Your Colon

[BadgerKid]

'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...

[YOY]

1. Well that's gonna give me nightmares for months...if not years.

n.t.

[damntexdem]

6. Just be glad they're not using large trucks.

That would make it a semicolon. ;-)

[HeresyLives]

10. Ooh, that's terrible! But good!

:rofl:

[DemBones DemBones]

15. Or real spiders.

:scared:

[valerief]

2. I smell a new sex activity--spidering. nt

[damntexdem]

5. Well, I guess 'leg men' would be into it.

;-)

[MineralMan]

3. Oh no they di'n't!

[damntexdem]

4. So they're the ones responsible!

I wondered who put those things in there.

;-)

[LeftyMom]

7. I refuse to participate in any medical test that sounds like the plot of a SyFy Original Movie.

[eShirl]

8. Won't that cause the real spiders in my colon to panic?

[Indenturedebtor]

14. Beats crabs :P

[rayofreason]

9. and ants in your pants. n/t

[supernova]

11. Um, how does one pass

something *with legs*? Are the legs retractable?

[Orsino]

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.

[JohnWxy]

13. somehow a colonoscopy doesn't sound so bad anymore.