Things Not To Say To Amputees

Children innocently ask if the missing limb will grow back, non-amputees want to 'try on' the prosthetic, and someone is almost always going to be disappointed if there isn’t a dramatic backstory behind the amputation. Here eight people with amputations share their experiences, from being labelled ‘inspirational’, to finding themselves the object of strange fetishes.
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[@maleficentjoshua3488]

"Did you know you're missing your leg?" Oh bloody hell I've lost it again

[@nayeemhaque1064]

*turns around bewildered* blimey where’s me leg gone!!

[@superiormeme4593]

Fido give me my bloody leg fack

[@tonyabailey8035]

@@superiormeme4593 Fack lol

[@tonyabailey8035]

@@superiormeme4593 not trying to nitpick

[@superiormeme4593]

Lol that's ok

[@quackyig]

“Do you know your hand is gone?” “what?” “OMG IT IS GONE AAAAAHHHHHHH!!”

[@jesper9622]

lmao

[@Anonymoussss__]

I can relate to this do well

[@elliotouo]

Omg it ran off. It was late a very important date

[@mikip282]

“Do you know you’re missing a leg?” Damn near spit out my water, that was golden

[@gracie8332]

xxKing0scarxx lamo!

[@nickyoung630]

I accidentally said to my friend “could you give me a hand real quick” and he took of his prosthetic arm and handed it to me and we both cracked up 😆😂🤣

[@onyxdragon349]

I've done this before! My friend handed me his arm and I just looked at him "that's not what I meant but sure"

[@lordoftheeggz5258]

Wholesomeness *1000*

[@sn-sx2wd]

HAHAHAHA

[@jiffycook]

Your friend has a great sense of human!

[@bobbilynn4903]

You know he so waited for that moment and took it happily 😂😂

[@sirvaleron7041]

Imagine seeing your 2 year old daughter crying with a cut off arm...

[@notDundi]

And now you have to cut off the second one so its symmetrical... That's quite sad

[@Author.Noelle.Alexandria]

Probably more than just crying. I panic when my daughter scrapes her knee, and she's 10.

[@beng-fy2fm]

Its not the arm Its the fact that she stubbed her toe After i pushed her down the stairs

[@abxsmal]

@@Author.Noelle.Alexandria Thats normal. Infections aint no joke

[@Limox09]

creamy_pc ok wtf?

[@georgerobins4110]

“Do you know that you’re missing a leg.” I mean... it’s kinda hard not to notice that my bloody leg is missing

[@hestiathegoddess3718]

*oh god it's run off again!*

[@clay9408]

Am I the only one reading this in the voice of that girl in Puss In Boots who always says “Do you know...” or “Did you know...”? Yeah? Okay..,

[@Envy_May]

TIS MERELY A FLESH WOUND

[@shoelacy7101]

Are you kidding tis but a flesh wound

[@mgndebruyn]

Nah I'm definitely moving my toes right now

[@PJWebb-rp7un]

The one about the kids watering her arm is kind of cute that’s the Innocence and amazingness of children

[@donnacollins402]

Ikr soo sweet

[@KexyTime]

kids logic is the best kind of logic

[@Saddiesinclaire]

I found that so so sweet ❤️

[@rodentz765]

Aw

[@notan_alien881]

And how dumb

[@mcbubblegun]

"Phantom limbs aren't real!"... I mean. they're called *phantom* limbs for a reason...

[@cambridge5770]

phantom limbs aren’t real, they can’t hurt you

[@samthehikingman9484]

Funny as lol....

[@everythingtv4875]

@@cambridge5770 what is it

[@somnodaur8064]

@@cambridge5770 are you an amputee?

[@DDOGYT]

@@somnodaur8064 it's a therapist meme template lol

[@phoebegrace4243]

Machine, looked fun. Hand in. WHOOSH! *Ooo gone*

[@rahmamohamud349]

oOoOh gone

[@cghvhh8650]

Hotel? Trivago.

[@sadem1045]

It's so horrible to imagine that happening to anyone, ESPECIALLY a child.

[@baileysubliminals7192]

SLiM M For me its better if its a toddler. They won't remember it.

[@baileysubliminals7192]

VACCINATE YOUR KIDS ALREADY! Yes but your brain automatically shields itself and removes traumatic memories. Thats why people with severely abusive parents has so many memory losses.

[@kadishakarabulut471]

KIDS TRIED TO WATER HER ARM

[@alicorntrash1262]

Its cute in a way that they're trying to help her

[@lina_ds8873]

sooo cuuute Alicorn wannabe

[@mikip282]

That’s super cute 😂❤️

[@oliver1616]

Children are so precious

[@TheKayla1014]

True acts of kindness. So adorable

[@savannah4439]

“I didn’t eat my greens” 😂😂

[@nikk-named]

Savannah he literally said it the second I read this xD

[@RandomPerson-mn4lf]

ok this is sort of unrelated to the amputees, but when i was 16 i dyed my hair green, and a kid on the school bus (like, 1st grade, maybe) asked me what happened to it and i said "i ate too many vegetables" and depending on whether or not that kid thought the green hair was cool, I think that mightve been the wrong thing to say...

[@amazingnatalie]

One guy told me he lost his legs because he ate too many icees so I was scared of them for years 😂

[@comd4609]

Aly Homewood same XD

[@jameshatfield8410]

If I were an amputee that's exactly what I'd say to kids haha

[@zackarywilburn8428]

Do you know that your missing a leg Me: *looks down* no Jerry I must've misplaced it today

[@AR-ul4iq]

No Karen, I guess it fell off when I grabbed the leftover pizza this morning.

[@manticorvus1287]

You’re* *the grammar Nazis must correct*

[@kobalad1118]

pewdiepie

[@anitadhm_]

Zackary Wilburn you’re** sorry i just get triggered when people misspell you’re**

[@Jadeigital]

You're*

[@olgaordell8745]

My favourite reply to the chocked WHAT HAPPENED is “i sneezed and it just shot off”

[@cbsumm88]

Olga haha that’s great

[@Lotsothestrawberrybear]

LMAO 😂 WHAT

[@WriterOfMany]

Omg, best response, hands down, or should I say, hands off! 🤣

[@jeanabels6148]

"You thing you're having a bad day? Look at this guy." *YoU tHinK mY dAY iS sHIt?*

[@beng-fy2fm]

I don't want to like it but I think this is funny so i must ruin the 69

[@alaysiamayo7488]

Okay but this actually made me cry laughing

[@sonyahammond2834]

creamy_pc u weird kid

[@discodivas1347]

I'm like number 600 UwU. That was satisfying

[@mytwentyeeonechemicalroman2401]

‘Dude you’re missing a hand for Christ sake’ ‘ *oh god am i* ‘

[@hestiathegoddess3718]

*oh god it's run off again!*

[@kelly14xx]

this happened to me a lot. its great for my sarcasm though

[@mommamercy9902]

I have an above knee leg amputation and when people ask me “do you need a hand?” I look them dead in the eye and say “No, but I could use a leg” and boy does it get the funniest reactions loll

[@LBPfan18]

I gotta start doing this 😆

[@jiffycook]

I like your humor! 🤣🤣

[@zooeyplayz4814]

If I was an amputee I would do that all the time

[@teamawesome5153]

@@zooeyplayz4814 same😆

[@fionamccarthy5940]

To be honest I do that sometimes

[@m.t.vandersmookie1150]

People: "OMG! What happened?" Amputees born without a limb: *My birth."

[@theorangedinosaur4098]

Arent you technically not an amputee of you never had a limb in the first place to be amputated...........?

[@dachadoodle7146]

Then you’re not an amputee.

[@tiffany8093]

Doge a “normal” person has all their limbs but an amputee is someone with one or more limbs missing from birth or random accident

[@dachadoodle7146]

Tiffany Campbell But if you’re born without a limb, it wasn’t amputated, so you’re just missing a limb, but not an amputee.

[@tiffany8093]

Dacha Doodle well when you put it that wayyyy

[@scorchingtea4725]

*Things not to say to amputees who are about to perform on-stage:* *"bReAk A lEg!!"*

[@sophiemarie5199]

Loll

[@scorchingtea4725]

Entity51 True.

[@mikip282]

Entity51 it’s hella expensive, but it’s possible! 😂😂😂

[@sallyface_cos3894]

•Scorching Tea• oof

[@CRYOKnox]

In German its Hals und Beinbruch which translates to throat and leg break... I find ut sat that we wish people somekind if bad luck when we are trying to wish them luck... Thats weird...

[@SimonCleric]

1:16 "Machine. Looks fun. Hand in. Whoosh." I feel so bad, but I can't stop laughing, I'm sorry xD

[@oscarpersaud7650]

SimonCleric it was a sausage cutter no joke

[@somnodaur8064]

Oh. Oh dear

[@astronautis1674]

I feel like she'd tell you not to feel sorry. She said it as a joke.

[@vadushka6399]

I can’t imagine loosing an arm at 2 years old, I feel really bad.

[@vertighost723]

When the kids tried watering her arm to make it grow back 😂

[@joansmith69]

I'm shipping the "Just the Stump of Us" couple so hard right now

[@earthscorcher]

I came to the comments just to make sure I wasn't the only one

[@Aurora-gz7iu]

Which one?

[@LilithKohlberg]

Eike // The girl in the white t-shirt and the guy with the beard

[@totallyoutofit6989]

I bet they'll be best friends because they're strangers but they seem to get along cool. Can imagine them becoming best friends

[@caelanbull6291]

SSAAMMMEEEEEEEEEEE

[@totallyoutofit6989]

1:57 They watered her hand... Why does that sound so... adorable? (Like, how the kids thought it could grow back and tried to water it)

[@dachadoodle7146]

It’s not adorable

[@kaikai9849]

@Summer Brown Its not just those children that do that. Even "normal" children do things like that. Its just because they are young and innocent

[@sunnyunnie3225]

That pink arm prosthetic looks pretty stylish actually. If you have to get an aid like that, why not make it look cool. You go, girl!

[@largepeep8710]

And bam another one.

[@silkaverage]

bet they cost an arm and a leg though....

[@EvilAligator]

It's the Open Bionics Hero Arm I think, first medically approved 3D printed bionic arm! Was only released to the public last week, It's super clever

[@thekawaiicripple]

I love it, my wheelchair is hot pink. If I have to have a disability, hell yeah I’m going to do it in style :)

[@silkaverage]

yes it was totally necessary, either way amputees still can live a good quality of life like able bodied ppl, if they can laugh at gallows humour, than so can you, please don't get offended........

[@george8292]

*ok but why are they all so good looking*

[@jub8891]

for views

[@ohhellno2380]

jub8891 I don’t think they chose to be good looking lmao

[@piedepiede9327]

theyre amputeese that doesnt really have anything to do with the face haha

[@tas9079]

Not all

[@thatartistgirl7461]

IDK. They where born that way probably?

[@BigDan67]

“do you want an eye massage?” “yeah why not, go for it”

[@katiejevons3046]

i remember when that girl lost her leg on the Smiler rollercoaster, so glad to see her on here (shes the girl with her hair in a bun and the choker)

[@Hoxllyiee]

I thought it was her! God bless her

[@erenjaeger4817]

That was her!!

[@stephanieinnocentia1739]

Can still be kinky tho 😂😂😂

[@erenjaeger4817]

Stephanie Innocentia how

[@stephanieinnocentia1739]

@@erenjaeger4817 the choker represents... ummm 😂😂😂

[@ceciliagarrison9030]

My mom was a substitute teacher for a long time. She was subbing in a particular class for the first time. This classroom had an old school crank pencil sharpener. One of the students raised his hand and asked if he could sharpen his pencil, my mom said yes, and that student and the boy next to him both stood up. My mom raised her eyebrow and said "I'm sorry, is this a two person activity?" The original boy raised his other arm, which was amputated just below the elbow, and said "Actually, ma'am. It kind of is." My mom just sort of froze for a second and then laughed and said "Alright, well. Quietly, then." Told me it was all she could do not to bust out laughing.

[@thesmileshow9651]

LOL

[@jameshatfield8410]

I'd be crying with laughter...

[@thesmileshow9651]

honestly, same

[@adamkun3222]

Why didn’t he just ask the other person to do it for him?? Lol would’ve made much more sense

[@luciajules-russell5076]

I just want to steal memes all day long I’d imagine that people with disabilities want to feel as productive as possible. Rather than succumbing to the disability and its limitations, they’d like to feel as much involved in normal, everyday things as possible.

[@FosterBaba]

“They tried to water it” that is absolutely perfect!!

[@ellahickey6981]

Khayre Tyler ik lmao

[@theminisimmer]

It's adorable!

[@zerolugo4985]

I was at a pool once when i was about 8 yrs old and this one girl there had a prosthetic leg (at the time i had no idea why or how ) i remember seeing it when i was under water i rose from the water and just said " your leg is so cool" i saw her face light up as she said thank you

[@mitabli1820]

Omg that's so cute

[@EggsToYourBacon]

Awwww!!!

[@zooeyplayz4814]

Thags so cute

[@marx2466]

“How much did that cost you? An arm and a leg?”

[@HorrorPrincess]

Go home!

[@huffleclaw1019]

Oh god 😂

[@jesseling6672]

Boy did you get....ripped off😎

[@spartangoku7610]

Prosthetics cost that much, ironically.

[@HorrorPrincess]

@@jesseling6672 GET OUT!

[@glowytrash6780]

“You’re missing a hand for Christ’s sake” “Oh god am I?!”

[@taylorm6797]

This comedian, Drew Lynch, has a severe stutter and when people ask if he knows he fucks with them. I had to pause the video I was laughing so hard.

[@fionacgasper9202]

“Dude you’re missing a hand for chrissakes.” “oh God am I?” I’m crying 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ares5836]

This episode had me DYING laughing! I think that to me this one and the body mods one are the funniest ones in the series!

[@carpevinum8645]

*Note my son is ASD/ADHD and was 5 or 6* There is a man in out street who has a prosthetic leg. My son asked what happened to his leg. The man responded that a shark ate it. My son responded *completely earnestly* "you should get a shark to eat the other one, then you can have two robot legs and you will be able to jump to the moon". The man took in the statement with good humour.

[@Cobaiiin]

My stepdad that's dating my mom recently lost his leg due to diabetes and he is getting a prosthetic leg, but the thing is, he has to sell his truck to do it. Man, I wish America wasn't so expensive of everything.

[@pinkmonkeybird2644]

3-D printing is changing the costs of the more simple prosthetics, so hopefully the costs will go down. They need to do the same for wheelchairs, as an ultralight manual chair can cost $1500.00 to $10,000.00 and many insurances won’t pay the bulk of the charge.

[@budrose8900]

Capitalism

[@thehopeofeden597]

Vote for Bernie. You’ll get free healthcare.

[@dragonvarine7553]

Awsamazing Eden Yeah right lmao

[@Haxxer82]

@@thehopeofeden597 Bernie's a maniac

[@FootlessJo]

As a new amputee what they said about phantom pain was so affirming to hear

[@patriciac4245]

Footless Jo what happened?

[@KainRazielMT]

@@patriciac4245 Her ankle broke into pieces and didn't heal right. After years of painkillers she decided to part with it.

[@davelydon1982]

Love you Footless Jo x

[@kellyfrye9923]

I know the comment was made 8 months ago when you said you're a new amputee, but I know that eight months still isn't that long of being an amputee. I have been a below-the-knee amputee on my right side for just over a decade. And became a double-amputee just a few weeks ago on May 31st when I had my left leg amputated below the knee as well. I almost forgot what Phantom pains were like because the longer and longer you're an amputee (so ive observed from different amputees and articles on the subject ive read- but every amputee is different) the more and more of those Phantom pains dissipate. I get them in my right leg sporadically and have Neurontin to take if they get severe. Well when I have my leg amputated last month I literally thought I was dying because of the pains that were shooting through my stump. Nothing I would do or take would help. Heavy heavy narcotics, Neurontin which is a nerve medicine, muscle relaxers, they even gave me benzodiazepines just to try to calm me down from screaming in my hospital room. thankfully it only lasted the day and the day after surgery, Because by the third day I was able to at least set up in my bed and stop crying. They had me on a cocktail of meds so I I slightly remember it but was told all of these details later by my fiance. Are yours still intense or are you able to manage them.. also, if you don't mind me asking, Do you have different kinds of phantom pains like I do? most of them on my right side are merely feelings of my foot actually being there like wiggling my toes or a ditch on the bottom of my foot ET cie but then I get the shooting nerve stabbing type pains that could stabbing type pains that could bring the strongest person to tears in a quick second those are the ones that even with medication sometimes I'm unable to manage and want to know if you have the same issues?

[@garymiller1910]

Footless Jo -so true! And I hate it when they say it’s psychological! It is REAL pain!

[@hannaharevalo199]

“Oh my god what happened?!” Well *it all started when the fire nation attacked*

[@RevertedRashidah]

Hannah Arevalo 🙌🏻🙌🏻😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@josevillalobos547]

Hannah Arevalo You have completed my life. Your are quite wonderful 😶😁

[@xalerforest8123]

Ahhh love it

[@teodoradamjanic8877]

Omgg yeesss hahahahaha

[@-maggie-8029]

Oh my gosh 😂😂

[@Billboss900]

“Did you know your missing a limb” “OMG WHERE DID IT GO, HOW COULD I BE SO BLIND, OH NO IM GONNA DIE, HELP ME!”

[@karlacastillo9352]

Well it happened to me twice hahaha 😅 my prosthetic was broken on the street and my foot literally flew...

[@KitKat-tx3yl]

5:48 THEY HAVE TO BE FRIENDS AFTER THIS!!! Loved them two

[@madcatlady]

they are all good looking people was the only thing that came to my mind

[@kamillabalazsi-nagy7058]

madcatlady honestly the guy in gray is hot af 😂

[@MrJamieGane]

Thanks Green Tea! That's me :) Check out my facebook page facebook.com/jamieganethrower

[@kamillabalazsi-nagy7058]

Jamie Gane I added you on Instagram 😂

[@sadgod2k]

Same, I’d let them all top me.

[@kamillabalazsi-nagy7058]

Hyper Autismo Guys that ist dissrespect full

[@internationalrtg5602]

The special needs kids watering it had me in tears

[@malikathueler2529]

so sweet 😂

[@hollie9990]

😂😂😂

[@rachealfarrar9930]

Me too

[@ClairenotClary]

aw bless that was so sweet.

[@ava_gurl8739]

International RTG that was too sweet

[@dominicburns4002]

1:54 that is the cutest thing I’ve ever heard

[@iamsemjaza]

I think I ship the girl with a missing arm and the guy with a missing leg. They have good chemistry. Remind me of just about every relationship I saw starting in a bar.

[@rowan1413]

shipping real people is actually really creepy... i hope this was a joke

[@collection6062]

@@rowan1413 No they got on realyl well. The way his face lights up when he's talking to her or listening to her. Its amazing.

[@rowan1413]

@@collection6062 i dont care if they got on well. shipping of real people is creepy and controlling nonetheless. what if people shipped you with someone you'd only met once cause you got along with them kinda well? i agree that it's good that they got on well but imagining and pairing other real human people with their own free wills in relationships is really creepy

[@Fran-ku4vv]

@@rowan1413 i agree, they may be in a relationship, or may not want one or they might not be interested in the opposite gender... When people see a guy and a girl getting along and having "chemistry" they always ship them together but there can be friendships between men and women!!!! and it's also non of our business lol

[@LexyLuvatic]

My father lost his leg in a motorcycle crash, and walks with a prothesis. One day when his car got repared, he took the bus and got seated in the middle area- Which where I come from is reserved for special needs people, prams/buggys and collators. An old Lady without any walking sticks/chair etc walked up to him and literally barked at him, how he dares to sit there and doesen't he know this area is not to sit around for normal people? So he lifted the prothetic leg and flipped it up in the air, turned it around 180 degrees so the foot could rest on his shoulder and told her, aye he knows so. He said her face after this was priceless.

[@catalinasimon9215]

Lexy Eleven lol epic!!

[@comelearnsomali4511]

I approve this message!

[@josharntt]

Yep, don't do motorcycles kids.

[@talamicastroud7151]

My aunt lost a leg the same way and used to do things like that too! Some guy wouldn't quit hitting on her at a party once so she played this mean prank on him that involved removing her prosthetic and acting like she had just lost her leg again. I don't remember the specifics, I haven't heard the story in about 20 years but it worked! lol

[@user-le5uc3hw2d]

Lexy Eleven old women on buses are so weird

[@Directionless.Sponge]

Seriously, why does everyone ask people how they get laid? Like what kind of a conversation is that to have in public?

[@devononair]

Agreed, and how blinkered to think like that. Not everyone is as shallow as that!

[@SpeedyWheelzSingsOfficial]

Because they think even if the disability we have is nowhere near our genitals that something doesn't work and that makes them instantly wanna know how it does work. Its disgusting. I personally have also had people say my disability turns them on...ugh

[@kirbybrown6926]

They don’t

[@AurorXZ]

A part of me wonders if this widespread intrigue is linked to our personal insecurities-as a society we're inundated with the feeling that passion requires perfection. Personally, as a forever-single person with mild deformities, and who has agonizingly struggled with beauty ideals, I've had similar questions. With that said, I'd never ever ask a stranger or frame it in that way!

[@orbit_gum5661]

Because all these questions are fake

[@calvinkraynak2066]

Jiggles leg: “imagine that on your back”

[@Ra1nman_FM]

African man: LET ME GIVE YOU A BACK MASSAGE

[@BlanchestarlightUwU]

"Well, guess what?" I have a prosthetic LEG that helps me with that". 😂😂😂😂

[@felik.7391]

To the women with only one hand: „You're right handed, right?"

[@johnnyspeedboat6656]

@Feli K. I mean... if she wasn't, she is now

[@effeffiagonalick5078]

My dad accidentally asked an amputee if he needed a hand (force of habit). He’s still embarrassed about it.

[@izzybizzy3030]

I once accidentally told a quadriplegic "I hope I don't fall and break my neck" while I was getting something off a very high ladder for them. The silence afterward was deafening.

[@pura.bakes1]

@@izzybizzy3030 i told my neighbour who is blind: ''see you'' (in my language is more like, let's both see each other), after we finished our conversation. i still cringe whenever i think of it

[@ktkennedy7421]

I once said "you need to listen to me." To a deaf girl She laughed pretty hard, and it was a good time. We still talk about it sometumes

[@luzuraz]

Actually a Chicken Nugget how did she hear you 🤔

[@ktkennedy7421]

@@luzuraz I signed it, obviously.

[@legion1a]

I am a double bk leg amputee. I can walk adequately on my prosthetic legs. Strangers often asked me how I lost my legs. (Elevators are the worst) I always lie. I say: "Shark attack" that always gets me a scared look. "I fell into a wood chipper" gets a horrified look. But my favorite one is "I contracted a Flesh Eating Bacteria" I'll get a "Wow" for that one. Then I say: "The good news is that the doctor said that in an other month, I won't be contagious anymore!" I have said that, and then moved up to the first spot in a supermarket checkout lane! Everyone else just walked away!

[@Path0ss]

That’s hilarious!

[@anonuser6590]

My grandpa always used the wood chipper one and shark attack especially for kids. Hahaha

[@veiaz8077]

I actually love that😂😂😂

[@potatosmasher1072]

@@Path0ss Is your KZbin profile banner from a game?

[@MrDickhead47]

It’s none of their business. I try to embarrass these people and say stuff like. Do you also walk up to blind people and ask how they lost their vision? The people who ask me how I lost my leg, tell me I’m an inspiration, etc seem to have the the mentality of a curious 5 year old.

[@jargonellie6630]

Really relate to this. My mate told his little boy I ‘lost my hand’ the child (4 year old) hunted for it under sofa cushions, in the toy box, all over. So cute. Phantom pain is real as are embarrassing sexual questions and devotees.

[@courtneywalsh9780]

My friend in college was a Leg Amputee, and we would play this game of “where are the weirdest places Lani can photograph her prosthetic?” She had the greatest sense of humor!!!

[@durpddurke4633]

"Oh my god what happened?!" "Well let me tell you the story of a literal blade of grass, and how it was cursed......"

[@melopsicodelia]

Da Dragon Durp hahahaha, Finn 😄

[@cleanbananas7119]

Da Dragon Durp adventure time vibes

[@WeedShaggy]

Lol Adventure Time

[@victorthecollector9198]

Emperor Oh my- REALLY?

[@emmanuelrico7608]

Ur comment has more like than some videos

[@silkaverage]

that prosthetic looks like it costs an arm and a leg

[@ddg80sbby]

MMOJunkie I hate you

[@silkaverage]

Thank you !! I'll be sure to cherish your hate and turn it into a meme or maybe a witty sarcastic reply on how I really don't care....

[@ddg80sbby]

We know you hate yourself. Relax.

[@kelaja3439]

Too soon bro, too soon😥😂

[@chigasaki06]

LOL!! Terrible.

[@maxhamlin636]

"you're missing a hand is what im saying" "gOd Am I?"

[@-rassleberrycherreh-455]

“Machine, looks fun, hand in, *W h o o s h* “

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

I used to know a girl who would offer her elbow stump when people would offer to shake her hand or fist bump her just to make them uncomfortable. We got on so well because when I met her she offered me her stump to shake and I bumped her elbow with mine instead without even thinking. Apparently I was the first person to "get it right" as she put it. It wasn't that I bumped her elbow with mine it was that I didn't pause to consider the logistics I just reacted without hesitation and went with it.

[@ilaydalucky1808]

I love this so much!

[@That0Homeless0Guy]

Wow I'm surprised at the positive feedback on this. Not that I expected any negative feedback that is. I guess it really resonated with a few people. Really I'm just that guy who hates when people call people with disabilities "special" or "special needs". Nah dude they have different or additional needs but they are just people at the end of the day. Classifying people like that just labels them "different" enough in someones mind to be uncomfortable or scary for people who don't understand their differences.

[@deebestest100]

That0Homeless0Guy I have a cousin who does this, he has no hands and doesn’t wear prosthetics. Every time he meets someone he says “SHAKE MY HAND!” Sticks his hands out and smiles waiting for you to shake. When you do he shakes very hard

[@danceshimmyshake12]

“Can I try it on?” “With me?” HOMEGIRL TRIED TO GET SOME

[@ElizabethMac]

4:12 a line starts to form! 🤣😂🤣🤣😜 she ain't blind! rofl!!

[@eliseheartless4636]

Person: "Hey... your arm is missing" Me: "Oh, thanks. Didn’t notice that for 14 years... and hey, you are missing something too..." Person: "What?" Me: "Your brain..."

[@elioh8254]

I am? I didnt notice my whole life.

[@jackhogan6630]

I paused at 4:23 and It looks like she's shoved her whole arm into his head, can't stop laughing 😂

[@Blueberry-eo7qv]

Jack Hogan Is it bad that I think it looks like she has a giant thumb when she did that?

[@jackhogan6630]

@@Blueberry-eo7qv I can't unsee that now 😂

[@Blueberry-eo7qv]

Jack Hogan 😂

[@evaatkinson1658]

The lady in the white shirt is Kate and she is an Olympic swimmer and she came to my school and told us about what happened

[@strawberryyadri]

Eva Atkinson *omg wow*

[@lanaspi4578]

Eva Atkinson what did happen to her?

[@phei3xoloxi3pher97]

@Unicorn Dreams101 whats her full name tho?

[@temiakintayo9215]

Unicorn Dreams101 Kate Grey

[@ambym2633]

Same!

[@peytonovery144]

1:16 Machine + 2 years old + looks fun + hand in = SCHUF Oh gone

[@palemich]

So personally, I’m lovingggg the relationship between the male and female who sang ‘just the stump of us’ Anyone else? Hope they’re still pals or something

[@sylviebaker1574]

*1:21** i swear i saw her on the news for the alton towers ‘smiler’ accident?*

[@benwalker4305]

I’m not sure if it’s her but I know what accident your talking about

[@HorrorPrincess]

Yes, that is Victoria Balch. One of the unfortunate victims of the Smiler accident

[@Jay-my7tx]

Yeah she is. The smiler is actually a very good ride she was just very unlucky. I’ve been on the smiler and it’s so cool

[@rileyprince2718]

What if your getting your nails done and you only have one had one hand ? Do you pay half price? If so that's a plus.

[@farischase4613]

Alex Israelyan they were joking, I don’t think you needed to talk them an idiot...

[@satan6621]

I work at a nursing home and one of the customers got her leg amputated but she still has to pay full price when she goes to the "foot person" to have her toenails cut. Only specialised people or nurses are allowed to cut their toenails due to the nails being quite thick and it's a risk you might cut their skin and a lot of people take waran.

[@fronschka]

I have a friend and her mother is a cosmetic and she wants them to pay full prices when she washes the foot of somebody who only has one leg because she still need to use almost the same amount of product and it still takes time. Its not like you only have one foot and need exactly half the time and product... Plus it is still a service being performed so asking for a discount for everything is quite rude to me

[@victormarvez9364]

What about shoes? Do they pay for one or both?

[@alexthebudgie9071]

fronschka its a joke.

[@keiralowe4822]

the fact that the kids watered her arm has me here crying 😂😂😂😂😂

[@pikalop]

Perfect thing to say to the girl: “You know, I wasn’t sure about you at first. But, I think you’re all right.” :)

[@FoxSickness]

Pikalop if you say that she ain’t talking to you ever again 💀

[@sophiewarden3018]

I love these series, I seriously feel like I’m learning. I’ve got social anxiety so knowing what’s acceptable and what’s not makes things calmer in my head and better for the people I’m talking to!

[@me6372]

Do you know that you're missing a leg ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Humanity surprises me everyday !

[@me6372]

I still cant get over it ! 😂

[@Uranium_Lover]

oops i left my leg at home again

[@salrodriguez7052]

Crunchy Syrup that always happens to me goddamit

[@dozydoe5245]

I know I shouldn't be fascinated by the metallic pink colored mechanical arm but its actually kinda cool how the fingers work.. I didn't think prosthetics were that advanced..

[@KattLover5412]

There are some that exist that actually move just like real limbs. They just so expensive no one owns them lol

[@kyleemalaguti8739]

It's actually really interesting, because most of the time, they open your arm and place Neuro chips into your nerves so that you can use your brain to move them!! That's why I'm just getting a cosmetic prosthetic lolol

[@aldranzam3456]

I love prosthetics, they are such a cool application of medicine, science, mechanics etc- I mean, I don't need one or desire one for myself, but I do go to churches to appreciate the beauty without being religious.

[@zazzle777i]

Teacher: make sure both your feet are on the floor Kid with only 1 foot: "looks down" awwww man

[@patrickbatemanstoenail8611]

Imagine one of them was, "Are you left handed or right handed?"

[@cartoonsandmusiclover1989]

My biggest pet peeve is when people call anyone who is "different" physically or mentally an inspiration just for having a normal life.

[@TheDundeeBiscuitLuvU]

Sometimes it can be a tad patronising though, like when you get news stories because a kid with disabilities got a date to prom, it a) suggests that people are saints and making a sacrifice by choosing to go to prom with someone who's disabled, and b) suggests that people who are disabled can't usually manage these things on their own, and need some able-bodied saviour to take pity on them, then we should all rally around and cry happy inspiration tears because it's such a rare and special event that someone with a disabilities can feel loved, nerver mind be loved, that's asking way too much

[@cartoonsandmusiclover1989]

MaryJane exactly! I have autism and this is exactly what I'm talking about.

[@RachelKatWalsh]

amber cormeny i have autism too! and i totally agree, able people need to realise that life with a disability is perfectly fulfilling and wonderful and when they talk about how much of an 'inspiration' we are for simply existing, it furthers the idea that we are only there to be pitied and be held as an example of what abled people don't want to be.

[@azelmamortlake4471]

Thankfully, I haven't been called an 'inspiration', because I would hate it so much if that did happen. Instead, I just get a lot of people signing unintelligibly at me, and people going "Oh yeah, my grandpa has hearing aids too!"

[@dtsotm]

OysterHunter I think if amputees are telling you that they don't want to be called/don't feel comfortable being called an inspiration you should just listen to them and respect their wishes rather than trying to justify why you say it

[@sammydrumm]

Years ago when I was a cashier, I was giving change back to a customer and I placed the change in his hand. He gave a look to me, I noticed then it was a fake hand. I said I’m sorry it looked real. He laughed about it.

[@benmcsweeney199]

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[@youssefb3412]

Mexican

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

That's hilarious. Easy mistake to make though, haha you're only human. It's pretty cool how far prosthetic technology has gotten to where you can't tell off the bat that wasn't a real hand.

[@funky_student4748]

Don't say "I guess you can skip leg day!" to people with no legs.

[@angelofsoulzyt]

I was in rehab after having to have both legs amputated and every time they mentioned safety precautions pertaining to feet I laughed. The ladies didn’t know what to do with me.

[@atmidnightdearleader1882]

the woman in the white shirt has a great personality

[@atmidnightdearleader1882]

@@lordsmobile4692 Well I see her pants so its not a dress. there is no zipper so its not a jacket. I see no hood so its not a hoodie. So yes a shirt. Unless u want to me to call it another type of shirt. Its a shirt. Why are u getting aggressive over me calling it a shirt anyways? U got a shirt fetish or something? If u do weird but im not here to kink shame.

[@lillysmith1762]

'they tried to water it' 😂😂😂

[@teelesynclair5902]

my fiance used to work in a company which built prosthetics, he worked on the electronic aspects of them, his friend was originally trained to make shoes but worked here too. It was very interesting to see just how complex prosthetics were and all the cool customisable designs you could incorporate into your prosthetic

[@garymiller1910]

I love this! I’m an above the knee amputee and the remarks I get are so weird! Love the above people on here! You made me smile!

[@undisclosedsteve6361]

I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep.

[@iamgod5187]

Wait, isn't that from SpongeBob

[@sakginzedits7543]

@@iamgod5187 lmao is it?😂😂😂

[@sakginzedits7543]

Ohhh i came back and isnt that in the documnentary of like this indian girl who's 18 and like the most oldest child lol

[@cerezas_]

Sara.the.worst it’s a quote from spongebob so take a joke jesus

[@cerezas_]

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[@cyancia9567]

‘youre missing a hand’ ‘oh gOd am i-?’

[@LadyGrey260]

Somebody tried to “break the news” to me that I was missing a hand. Oh really, I HAD NO IDEA!

[@chloecarpenter1404]

I’m kind of surprised one of these questions weren’t “were you born like that?” I know this title says amputees but still, I bet that gets asked a lot when people don’t actually know that they are amputees

[@jaynadoesart]

Amputees need more representation in the media. And I’m not talking characters like pirates whose sole purpose is to have a missing hand for comic relief reasons, I’m talking actual characters whose missing lim isn’t their purpose in the show, and characters who learn to deal with the loss. That’s part of the reason why Hiccup from the How To Train Your Dragon series is one of my favourite cartoon characters.

[@audreym3908]

There's an anime show called Dororo. It's really good! One of the main character's has, let's just say, interesting/cool prosthetics. Just a warning: will need tissues close by for episodes 3, 5, 6, and 9 for now.

[@NitroIndigo]

Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist.

[@cosmic.c]

Shiro from Voltron Legendary defender. Safe to say he's a badass

[@audreykusmierczak4619]

Arizona Robins from Greys Anatomy

[@enimo9241]

What about when Finn loses his arm in Adventure Time

[@thistrackisabop578]

If anyone casually asks a stranger any of these questions then you need a class on how to talk to people

[@godlovesus7626]

Well it happens a lot

[@dori_casper]

"how do you get laid " well they are, all good looking so I'd say easily 😂

[@Altrantis]

1:40 I dunno, rollercoaster? Sounds just as fantastic.

[@b8429]

“Would it fit” IM LITERALLY SCREAMING

[@LeonVonDai]

Bailey Oh, you sure would be. 🐎🐚

[@alflurin]

About ten years back, I had a bad car crash and my knee, who wasn't really that good to start with, got fucked. It took me about 4 years to be able to walk without any support. Once I was going down my street and I was still using a cane and limping heavily and someone came and asked me: "Oh, did you lost your leg? Oh poor thing." and I said, "No it's just my knee who's badly damaged". That person answer was: "Oh, that's a shame!" and for many years I wandered what she meant. Was it a shame the my knee was completely kaput or that I wasn't an amputee. I still walk with a bit of a limp and people keep asking me if I am an amputee and afterwords are quite disappointed that I'm not. What kind of fucked up person would be glad if I was an amputee???

[@fenneldust]

pretty sure they meant its a shame u damaged ur knee

[@ceoge4887]

Are you actually braindead?

[@Patrick_The_Pure]

Who would say thay?, a fellow amputee who just wanted to fit in somewhere :)

[@cherubibim]

House? No just me.....okay.

[@alflurin]

That has been my nickname too many times.... cranky, cynical personality with a limp. :)

[@443b94]

these people are so hilarious and lighthearted for some of the things they've gone through, they really are so inspiring

[@chachathegreat3798]

Ok but the kids who tried to water her arm must have been so worried and trying their best 🥰

[@reettamalin1991]

Can you do one with people who have a chronic illness?

[@rosieday158]

reetta malin yesssssssssssssss

[@theductductgoose]

+

[@rosieday158]

Want this comment to get higher so they see

[@rosieday158]

Especially one for asthmatics would be good

[@ag267]

yesssssss. Nobody ever believes me till I collapse

[@yamyampi36]

My brother is a amputee and he gave me 10 mins to ask anything then life goes on.

[@trapadvisor2258]

did you ask if you could lick it

[@yamyampi36]

Trap Advisor no but it takes 2 and a bit pints

[@sssophie9292]

yamyampi36 lol what 😂 to get the courage to lick it?

[@yamyampi36]

Sssophie never that drunk

[@nervclax7458]

What did you do to him and why aren't you in prison?

[@starwarsnerd9250]

I’m so glad they made this. It’s important.

[@leahgracefecteau6049]

It’s very nice to see the people in this video not get mad over the question they are very patient

[@ailenr.7407]

The guy with the grey shirt talking to the girl in the lacey shirt is so attractive! lol

[@cheer4syd3]

Ailen R. I want them to date 😂 they have good connection

[@ailenr.7407]

@@cheer4syd3 they do ❤️

[@MrJamieGane]

@@cheer4syd3 Thank you! My instgram is @jamieganeadaptiveathlete

[@MrJamieGane]

@@ailenr.7407 Thank you! My instgram is @jamieganeadaptiveathlete :D

[@phei3xoloxi3pher97]

The girl is attractive asf in white

[@lydiagonzales41]

My mom has one leg and oml the jokes she makes about it make me feel like I'm going to hell for laughing. Like she hates it sometimes, but she also makes the best of it

[@pessimisticbadger9361]

Hey mom, can you get me a drink? Her: Youre not missing a leg are you? Is that a joke shed make?

[@srshhhshshsh5190]

My uncle has an amputated leg and he does that too. Like he'd say that he's gonna dress as a pirate for Halloween and make his prosthetic look like a peg leg. He's in Paris representing Malta (our county) for the qualifications for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

[@setsu-chon]

@@srshhhshshsh5190 Good luck for your uncle! ☺

[@srshhhshshsh5190]

@@setsu-chon Thanks!!

[@jackharrop2300]

It’s so good how they are so open and even humourous about it

[@spamreciever4208]

Amputees have the best humor sometimes When I was in ROTC in High School, the CO over the whole orginization had a prosthetic from the knee down, but everyone kept it a huge secret One day at roll call, he looks at me and says "Cadet, what's it mean to pull someone's leg?" I stand up and say "It means to joke with someone, Colonel!" He slaps his leg on his desk and says "Come pull my leg" I muttered out a "yes sir" very uncomfortably and pulled his leg He says "Harder cadet!" I pull, and he slaps his knee and his fuckin' leg came off Scared me so hard, I just about slapped him with it lmao.

[@MsRose11]

“Just the stump of us” LOL 😂 that’s great

[@staceyhutton9]

MsRose these guys definitely had chemistry. It was super cute.

[@lnfreeman]

I ship it

[@meRguitarLUVR]

"oh you think you're having a bad day?? Look at this guy!" I died laughing

[@pleasehelpicanneverthinkof5026]

"Where are your fingers" -Vsauce

[@xx_ratfucker321_xx2]

My aunt Toni had her right arm cut off by a machine when she worked in a factory and it was so quick that she didn’t feel anything but she doesn’t have a prosthetic for it but the way she manages everything is impressive