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We Tested A 3D-Printed Third Thumb

WIRED Editor Amit Katwala visits with Dani Clode at the University of Cambridge to get a grip on the technology behind a 3D-printed sixth digit designed to give you two working thumbs on one hand. Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► Want more WIRED? Get the…

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WIRED Editor Amit Katwala visits with Dani Clode at the University of Cambridge to get a grip on the technology behind a 3D-printed sixth digit designed to give you two working thumbs on one hand.

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  1. @adamber4088

    May 9, 2025 at 12:22 pm

    Yoooooooo❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  2. @apricotplayz

    May 9, 2025 at 12:23 pm

    YOOO 2nd on WIRED

    • @John-Smith02

      May 9, 2025 at 12:31 pm

      Reported for spam

    • @apricotplayz

      May 9, 2025 at 12:36 pm

      @ spam? i only commented once loll

    • @humanalsowritterstephanie2195

      May 9, 2025 at 1:13 pm

      ​@@apricotplayz😂 they helped , not 🚫 reporting you… 2nd wire…?

  3. @MackieLars

    May 9, 2025 at 12:25 pm

    oooh that looks interesting

  4. @theelderbrain

    May 9, 2025 at 12:46 pm

    WORT WORT WORT

    • @FishNamedWall

      May 9, 2025 at 4:51 pm

      It does kinda look like an Elite hand

  5. @Emma-h5t3n

    May 9, 2025 at 12:48 pm

    Your light is contagious. Thanks for the vibes.

  6. @nIkI_nazarov

    May 9, 2025 at 1:05 pm

    WHY

    • @rodrigosousa3812

      May 9, 2025 at 1:11 pm

      why not?

    • @humanalsowritterstephanie2195

      May 9, 2025 at 1:12 pm

      😂 exactly 💯 because they don’t need it, others will want it if they have lost their thumb.

    • @4eyedman

      May 9, 2025 at 9:59 pm

      Easy. Prosthetics!

  7. @lilmsgs

    May 9, 2025 at 1:23 pm

    She’s an Uptalker… where at each pause in talking? she raises the tone? as if it sounds like a question?

    • @hereibreathe4298

      May 9, 2025 at 4:42 pm

      It’s a characteristic of the New Zealand accent

    • @zweisteinya

      May 9, 2025 at 4:50 pm

      It’s another version of placeholder ‘umm’

    • @asterlyons8564

      May 10, 2025 at 8:07 pm

      She’s just a kiwi

    • @lilmsgs

      May 10, 2025 at 8:16 pm

      @@asterlyons8564
      it’s a sickness

    • @asterlyons8564

      May 10, 2025 at 8:19 pm

      @@lilmsgs i diagnose you with cringe

  8. @adamemac

    May 9, 2025 at 1:58 pm

    Finally; the ability to have tag-team thumb wrestling. 👍

  9. @thomasfin7225

    May 9, 2025 at 4:29 pm

    Why created a 6th finger and not just create a prothetic for the already existing thumb that some people may need to replace? That would be like creating a 3rd ear where there are already medical procedures for the first 2 in the first place

    • @gaesnek

      May 9, 2025 at 5:18 pm

      Well this could very easly be adapted for someone without a thumb. Just put it on the other side of the hand and flip some things in the code

  10. @hope_964

    May 9, 2025 at 5:58 pm

    The human body is at its peak so adding or removing might not be the brightest thing to do, even if it was just extensions, that’s my opinion.

    • @Kyle-nm1kh

      May 9, 2025 at 11:04 pm

      It’s good for people who have limited abilities due to disabilities. Also it might be beneficial as a tool for certain tasks. Like underwater swimming.

    • @crimsoncapricorn188

      May 10, 2025 at 12:19 am

      It is definitely not

    • @hope_964

      May 10, 2025 at 12:20 am

      @Kyle-nm1kh  as a left for a right hand? no, if it were for disables it wouldn’t have been a “Second” thumb also for swimming you don’t have a solid ground to control that thumb and the structure of it would fall due to currents

    • @nilmerg

      May 10, 2025 at 1:33 am

      spoken like a true nonprofessional

    • @hope_964

      May 10, 2025 at 1:39 am

      @nilmerg  Spoken like a true nonprofessional confidently calling others nonprofessionals

  11. @Fireheart318

    May 9, 2025 at 10:56 pm

    I wonder if it’ll ever be possible to add new controls to the brain instead of repurposing things like your toes

    • @Kyle-nm1kh

      May 9, 2025 at 11:02 pm

      Well it’s possible, but if you do it through a wired connection (nerve endings and neurons) then it might be limited to the human Anatomy already in place. It’s more likely there would be a wireless connection (brain waves) to activate the controls, but I’m not sure exactly how much control you’d have.

  12. @mortanos8938

    May 9, 2025 at 11:46 pm

    Those socks deserve a standing ovation.

    • @billbobaggins1693

      May 10, 2025 at 1:13 am

      Ovulation

    • @mortanos8938

      May 10, 2025 at 7:39 am

      @@billbobaggins1693 😆

  13. @autumnstoptwo

    May 10, 2025 at 12:17 am

    concert pianists are boutta level up fr fr 😤😎🎹

  14. @nargisbegum

    May 10, 2025 at 12:43 am

    One of the useless things. Waste of resourcr time and attention.

    • @coccroshyumymcfuagdad2976

      May 11, 2025 at 3:07 pm

      Why?

  15. @MrTibaron26

    May 10, 2025 at 6:30 am

    Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn’t stop to think if they should.

  16. @user-nj1ob8ht3p

    May 11, 2025 at 4:12 pm

    3rd thumb is so dumb

  17. @SpaceTakers

    May 12, 2025 at 12:13 pm

    🤖

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