At SXSW Angel Giuffria, one of America’s better-known cyborgs, encountered a lot of people that wanted her to demo her robotic arm. As a de facto spokeswoman for the prosthetic community, she gamely agreed, with the result being that her batteries wore down faster than normal. She then Tweeted this:
In the ensuing Twitter thread, she answered a bunch of questions from commenters, providing details about her arm. Here are some of the more fascinating responses:
She also responded to commenters who were angry that people wouldn’t give up a socket for her to charge up at. She wrote the following response:
My favorite part is the emoji she ended with!
http://www.core77.com/posts/75181/Never-Mind-Charging-Your-Phone-Cyborg-Angel-Giuffria-Explains-What-Its-Like-Having-to-Charge-Your-Arm