Biohackers: A journey into cyborg America

The Verge's Ben Popper explores the world of biohacking, where DIY cyborgs are pushing the bleeding edge of human enhancement. From basement labs to piercing shops, we investigate the "grinder" culture that hopes to merge man and machine.

Shot and edited by Sam Thonis.

Read the full article on The Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/8/3177...

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[miiiikku]

I get most of my education from youtube. What a magnificent educator.

[gramah]

i want to hang out with these people

[catklyst]

Not to shit on these guys parade or anything, the real cyborgs are people with extremely expensive and sophisticated biomedical implants and or prosthesis. What these two gentlemen are doing is not only dangerous, it also gives one a very distorted sense of what a cyborg is. If you want cutting edge stuff, look at some of MIT's Hugh Herr's research and prosthesis or take a gander through the old nasa cyborg program from the 60s.

[blueinckproductions]

"Fuck cheetahs, why should they be the fastest thing?"

LOL

[Ian MathWiz]

Right, because you know what's good for us better than we do.

[mungabba]

Anyone know the piece of music used at the end of this video?

[erenthia]

I don't think we're gonna get anywhere if we throw our pioneers under the bus. Calling Lepht "crazy" isn't cool guys.

[Ian MathWiz]

So far as we know, nothing happens, and even if it did the technicians can cover up certain implants.

[3toedbob]

Holy crap!

[Alex Cosio]

What happens if you need to get an MRI?

[Marcel Samyn]

This is so scary. And so cool.

[l337n1nj41]

"I wanna make myself faster, not because I want to be a killing machine.. I just want to be faster. Fuck cheetahs, why should they be the fastest thing?" -Love it! BIOHACK THE PLANET!