Pointy Spock-Ear Modification is Not Logical November 01, 2007
Read more Science
Ever thought of getting yourself a permanent pair of Star Trek Vulcan ears? A day trip to the plastic surgeon can get that done for you. This body modification is said to enhance the music listening experience, but then, you have to go around looking like Spock to enjoy that questionable benefit. Done under local anesthesia, the plastic surgeon uses existing ear cartilage and skin to extend the top of the ear, and after three to four weeks, it's healed up enough for you to convincingly start telling people to live long and prosper. But what if your new ears make music sound worse? There's no word on how difficult it is to reverse the surgery. Maybe there's a way to test out the effect before you take the plunge. -Charlie White [Plasmetic]
Editor and Contributor | Martin Lynch
Contributor | Tamlin Magee
Comments
As BoingBoing pointed out (pardon the pun) - it's a fake (the hair gives it away - it's near-identical in each shot). But it raises some interesting questions, just like the hoax about the guy who 'whittled' his thumbs into point so he could use his touchscreen phone better - what makes some methods of reconfiguring your body considered OK and others not? Why is changing for practical benefits considered bad compared to changing for cosmetic purposes?
Flash2Video is an easy-to-use flash to video conversion tool, which supports the conversion of Macromedia Flash SWF files into AVI (uncompressed/compressed using any available codec including DivX and Xvid), and VCD, SVCD, and DVD compatible MPEG files.
Damm! Those ears look Good!
This maybe fake but the procedure itself is real.
http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Ear_Pointing