Woman To Replace Lost Eyeball with Webcam


	Woman To Replace Lost Eyeball with Webcam

sahara

11-19-2008 12:45 PM

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11-19-2008 4:45 PM

Oortcloud

Cool

11-19-2008 5:41 PM

ofcapri

Why not. Good spy attachment. How come James bond never thought of this?

11-20-2008 2:42 AM

destiny911

I worry if it is successful, how many people will poke their own eyes out in hopes of getting high tech ones? I think I would .. lol

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