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Posted by BREAKING NEWS! on February 2, 2008, 11:41 pm
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How fast can a bionic man run? Well, if Patrick Michael Sullivan of Nanaimo,
BC, Canada has his way the speed will be unlimited.
"February 8th, 2008, is the day!", says a smiling Sullivan. "We will try to
break the 70 MPH speed record for a man running on two bionic legs."
It all sounds farfetched, like some silly "Steve Austin Bionic Man" TV show.
But working for years in his basement on MT. Benson Street in Nanaimo,
Sullivan has created what he believes are the best working surgically
implanted bionic legs created anywhere in the world today.
Sullivan says, "I had been working on 2 different prototypes in the past 10
years. Both of them failed. One pair failed when they were exposed to salt
water and suffered from galvanic corrosion. That's what happens when you
have two dissimilar metals in salt water. I've learned a lot since that
time. And now I just use titanium metals from recycled helicopter parts. And
I stay away from the ocean. But these new legs are the best. So far, they
seem unbreakable."
Sullivan feels pressed for time these days. He says he's trying to juggle so
many things at once. Sullivan says, "It's been a hell of a chore trying to
get my ideas out there to the media, as well as managing my two businesses
as a hairdresser and a candle stick maker. But it's finally all falling
together. It's been a lot of work"
Sullivan says he is sure he will make the deadline of February 8th and put
on a good show for the media and for potential buyers of his bionic
products.
When asked how much these legs will retail for, Sullivan stated, "It just
depends. If I break the 70 MPH speed record if only for a moment, then I am
a multi-millionaire. And I can sell these for any price I want. If I fall
flat on my face, well, I am probably going to die and I won't have to worry
about any of this stuff ever again."
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