, two legs, the amputation they have suffered. in the old days, they were so stigmatized, they were picked on at school, they feel different. what you have done is make it cool to be an amputee, which may not be your intention, but they all want to be like oscar now. >> i grew up in a family where a disability was never an issue. we really didn't speak about my disability, not because it was a topic that was taboo or we thought was a stereotype, but it was just never an issue. that's the mentality i have had. so if i see a child and he's staring at my prosthetic legs, often, the parent turns the kid away. with that, the child thinks this is something we don't talk about and they develop a mentality of kind of shying away from disability and not being educated about it. and i think that's what created the difficulty in society, so i'll go up to the kid and say, look, my name is oscar and i have these cool prosthetic legs, i tell an interesting story like the shark bit them off. if the mother is good looking i'll tell them it's beca

look at the size of the bones on the elephant's legs compared to the cat's legs. this is an illustration from a book by steve vogel. it's called, life's devices: the physical world of plants and animals. and so, sure enough, elephants have thicker legs in proportion to their size than, say, daddy longlegs or any other kind of insect. 'cause as these things get bigger and bigger, the strength doesn't keep up with the weight, so you got to compensate and make extra thick legs. we are really designed for the environment which we live, gang. that's the message. you know, you see the king kong movies? king kong all scaled up like that? no way. king kong scaled up in proportion-- wouldn't be able to stand up. he'd be crushed by his own weight. even whales have a hard time. whales are just too darn big. and so whales--do you know what happens to a whale when he gets beached? [makes sound] pretty well crushed by its own weight. so it has to stay in the water that's--overtime. large creatures not so well designed for the world we live in. i can take a toothpick, and i can

why do you bend your legs? some people say, "well, if you bend your legs, "there will be less rotational inertia. "less rotational inertia easy to swing back and forth. i see it, i see it, i see it." who see it like that? let me see the hands. yeh-hey, my people, tinnie says all right. all right. you're walking along the railroad tracks with your friends. railroad tracks, you guys don't know how railway tracks around here. let's guess, you're walking along the top of a fence. no railroad tracks in hawaii, right except on the beach. anyway, you're walking along the top of a fence with your friends and you've got your hands out like this. little kid sees you with the hands out. you don't walk like this, not if it's a high fence. okay. you walk like this, huh? little kids see you do that and little kid say, "how come you've got your hands out?" and you say, "to help me balance." and little kid says, "well, i know that. how come holding your hands out helps you balance?" and you say, like you say to your friend rig

, two legs, the amputation they have suffered.the old days, they were so stigmatized, they were picked on at school, they feel different. what you have done is make it cool to be an amputee, which may not be your intention, but they all want to be like oscar now. >> i grew up in a family where a disability was never an issue. we really didn't speak about my disability, not because it was a topic that was taboo or we thought was a stereotype, but it was just never an issue. that's the mentality i have had. so if i see a child and he's staring at my prosthetic legs, often, the parent turns the kid away. with that, the child thinks this is something we don't talk about and they develop a mentality of kind of shying away from disability and not being educated about it. and i think that's what created the difficulty in society, so i'll go up to the kid and say, look, my name is oscar and i have these cool prosthetic legs, i tell an interesting story like the shark bit them off. if the mother is good looking i'll tell them it's because

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and chatted to her, well, he got changed in his bathroom put on the evening legs for us to go out to dinner. he's told me stories, very interesting story, this one, where we didn't really talk about guns ever but there was a time when he was stopped at amsterdam airport six years ago where his legs went through the security system and he was arrested and put in a police station and initially charged with terrorism because his legs had residue -- he had been shooting with a shotgun and the residue of the shotgun had been on his legs so he's been through a few peculiar instances and another one to tell you about is when he was a boy went to boarding school for boys and at the age of 15, he went within 3 days the kids knew he was the kid without legs and tease him and he got over it but they used to hide his legs at night in the dormitory and a particular night where he related to me that the boys in a very cruel prank, the boys hidden the legs and on the metal locker behind him, they set fire to a towel and some paper and had woken him up and told him that the house was on fire and he

we took these legs that were chinese red, by unifying them with the same color. this was something at a salvage yard. >> thank you for this, rob. that's awesome. >> yeah. >> you can bring more stuff. >> we got the shelf. >> a companion piece. >> recycle your pieces, and more tips on how you can turn trash to treasure, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo!

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but this is no luxury session for four-legged animals.for one thing, this piece of equipment, known as a hydro therapy spa, uses ice cold water. it's designed to prent and heal all kinds of leg injuries by reducing inflammation and improving circulation. >> right now, the horse is standing in 35-degree water. there's a heavy concentration of epsom and sea salts in this water to draw whatever we can out of the legs, any inflamtion, any swelling. if there's an open wound, it acts as a cleanser. uh, the jets are going, like i said. they create circulation through the legs. >> he says it can treat a variety of horse injuries including tendonitis, shin splints, and hoof injuries. catting, a four-ar-old cutting horsfrom lincoln, california will soon be taking part in a show in oregon. andhe seems to love the a treatment just like so many other horses. >> uh, small horses have very small feet. they're very injury prone because they have a very demanding work load. they're always being asked to stop, slide, come back, turn o their legs. >> the sp

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although, i didn't have my legs on, i have mobility on my stumps. he screamed at the intruders to get out. he told the court, and made his way to the pitch dark to the bathroom. i realized the intruder was in the toil let. i heard movement inside the toilet. then, i fired shots at the toilet door and shouted to her to phone the police. to me, the instinctive thing, you hear sounds in the bathroom, say, honey did you hear that? you do that first, to fire shots. honey did you hear that? you stay here. i will go see what is going on. you stay here. i will go check. none of that happened. instead, he claimed he jumped out of bed, got his gun and fired into the toilet. when the shooting stops, he said, i moved backwards out of the bathroom, keeping my eyes on the bathroom entrance, everything was pitch dark. i was still too scared to switch on the line. she was not responding. he made his way to the bed. when i reached the bed, i realized that reeva was not in bed. that is when it dawnod me that it could have been reeva who was in the toilet. i returned

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he broke her left leg. a few weeks ago she wore this device for 7 painful months lengthened her leg three inches. >> i don't think we would be able to get through it without her positive spirit. >> this is a big deal. she had something we could reconstruct. >> reporter: she needs no further surgery. her leg will continue to grow, but slower than her right. reporting live, health and science editor john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> honoring an acon. the tribute to -- icon. the tribute to rosa parks. >> and they will live on, the famous hostess brands that may be saved thanks to a new deal. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ i want a weed free season, that's how i roll ♪ ♪ so i reach for roundup extended control ♪ ♪ with the all-new, no pump, one-touch wand ♪ ♪ it kills weeds dead and keeps weeds gone ♪ [ whip

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he tries to send electrical signals to his leg muscles. but at this stage the signals are quite weak. so to boost them he relies on a machine. the robotic device helps nozawa perform the desired bending and stretching. as well as using the robotic attachment, nozawa tries to move forward on his own. >> translator: the signals are still weak, but they do reach his legs when he tries to move them. he's starting from scratch, learning how to move again. he's trying his best. >> translator: i still have a long way to go but i think i'm getting closer to my goal. >> reporter: and that goal is to get around with the help of walking sticks by the spring. the new treatment devised in japan gives people like nozawa plenty to look forward to. kiyoshi kasai, nhk world. >> three other patients have had similar transplants at the osaka university hospital. doctors say all have shown some improvement. 40 others are on the waiting list. but to treat patients from around the country more rehabilitation centers are needed. and the amount of time and money

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if you can kill somebody without legs you should go to jail without your legs. i think he should not have been released today. the strength of this case is not going to be destroyed by a pr machine that wants this guy to look innocent because we think we love him. you know, that is not justice. because we feel bad for him, he should get a pass? where is that -- there's no constitutional right to get a pass or to be let out of jail on bail when nobody else would have been released because we feel pad for you. we think you're great because you're an olympic hero who had hardships and you overcame them. we're seeing a story, not the truth. >> anne, jump in here. the simple truth is there is a presumption of innocence and to say on the flip side that that's the only reason he's going free, the magistrate, he spent an hour and a half trying to explain why that wasn't the only reason. >> right. well, exactly. in fact, this has been a lynch mob. this has been a press lynch mob. this has been a case like, this isn't true, we can't believe him, we don't believe him, we d

although i did not have my prosthetic legs on i have mobility on my stumps. pistorius says he was too afraid to turn on the light. i grabbed my 9mm pistol from underneath my bed. he screamed at the intruders to get out. he told the court and made his way through the pitch dark to the bathroom. i realized that the intruder was in the toilet because the toilet door was closed and i did not see anyone in the bathroom. i heard movement inside the toilet. and then i fired shots at the toilet door and shouted to reeva to phone the police. >> to me the instinctive thing, you hear sounds in the bathroom. if only to say, honey, did you hear that? you do that first before you move to the bathroom to fire shots. did you hear that? you stay here. i'll go see what's going on. you stay here, i'm going to go check. but none to have that happened. he claims he jumped out of bed, got his gun and fired right into the toilet. >> when the shooting stopped, pistorius writes i moved backwards out of the bathroom, keeping my yiens on the bathroom entrance. everything was pitch dark

although i did not have my prosthetic legs on, i had mobility on my stumps. pistorius said he was too afraid to turn on the light. i grabbed my 9 millimeter pistol from underneath my bed. he screamed at the intruders to get out. he told the court, and made his way through the pitch dark to the bathroom. i realized the intruder was in the toilet because the toilet door was closed and i did not hear anyone in the bathroom. i heard movement i side the toilet. and then i shot at the toilet door and shouted at reeva to phone the police. >> you say hey, honey did you hear that? you do that first before you fire shots. you protect them. you stay here. i'm going to go check. but none of that happened. instead he claims he jumped right out of bed, got his gun and fired right into the toilet. >> when the shooting stopped, pistorius writes i moved backwards out of the bathroom, keeping my eyes on the bam room entrance. everything was pitch dark in the bedroom and i was still too scared to switch on a light. reeva was not responding. pistorius made his way to the bed whe