Comments on: Picture Quiz: The Authority

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:12:38 +0000

The way it, there are either one or two medical errors:

ONE – If the Engineer simply slipped up and said “sacrum” instead of “lumbar spine” then that’s a single simple error.

TWO – However, if the Engineer truly meant “Sacrum” then there are two errors: First, the x-ray shows the lumbar spine; second, a sacral spine fracture does not cause paraplegia.

Otherwise, I figure his weird anatomy is due to the alien operations he has had. That’s a good catch on the mismatched perspective. He should have better spinal support. I think it’s an old x-ray, not a real-time one.

By: Sable Hope

Sable Hope — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:57:05 +0000

Skelly posture on the screen doesnt match his body in the bed- the arm is bent over his chest, his head is on pillows at an angle. Are we sure those doctor guys didnt just stick a phony scan up there to mess with the guy? [or a rubber toy skeleton, or something? Maybe one of those ones where they get half a monkey & sew it to a fish...]

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:12:44 +0000

The sacrum is located between the hip bones, and they;re not really looking at it. And, as others have said- Shouldn’t jack be immobilised? Is that much spinal damage even survivable?

By: Mr. B

Mr. B — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:09:06 +0000

Can’t quite place the sternum or xiphoid. Don’t see the floating ribs.

That guy is tough, his spine is beyond shattered. It looks like somebody put a M80 on his spine, and lit the fuse.

By: Bo

Bo — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:15:06 +0000

The ribs actually seem close to the right amount (24)… the spine is clearly anterior, or perhaps the skull is turned around, so either his clavicle is oddly large or his scapulae are oddly odd… all 5 lumbar vertebrae are not destroyed as any bone above that pelvic region would be a lumbar vertebrae and any vertebrae below where the ribs attach would be a lumbar one… other than that he seems alright

By: Dr Archeville

Dr Archeville — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:33:29 +0000

Shouldn’t there be some faint traces of the sutures of the skull?

By: fluffy

fluffy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:44:56 +0000

It doesn’t seem particularly sanitary to have a hospital where the doctors are going around naked or wearing cowls or whatever.

By: TayJK

TayJK — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:24:38 +0000

He has, I’m guessing, 40 ribs. Most people don’t have that many.

By: Jeff R

Jeff R — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:11:31 +0000

The screen is drawn in perspective, but the skeleton isn’t, meaning that his bones must actually be compressed or elongated at one end…

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:30:01 +0000

What is going on with his pelvis and ribs? There seems to be excessive bone fusion going on.