Dutch man turns amputated leg into a lamp, tries to sell it on eBay - GoFuckYourself.com

brassmonkey · 09-26-2014, 07:28 AM

A Dutch man turned his amputated leg into a lamp and tried to auction it off on eBay with a starting bid of $80,000.

But he was soon stopped from selling the bizarre light through the site, as it breached its policy that bans the sale of human body parts.

Leo Bonten, 53, is now looking for another way to offload his former limb.

And he wants to use the cash he eventually generates to pay off medical debts and then set up a foundation to help other fellow amputees deal with their condition.

Bonten's right leg was surgically removed in June 2014 after he developed a serious infection following a kiddie pool accident that saw him shatter several bones two years earlier.

Bacteria targeted his knee joint and ate away at his bone ? leaving him with a dead, stiff limb that needed to be amputated.

When discussing the upcoming operation with doctors, he says he had a "flash of inspiration" to turn his soon-to-be lopped off limb into a lamp.

Medics initially dismissed his idea, saying the hospital was responsible for the disposal of the leg and that it would be incinerated.

But Bonten fought the decision and was eventually given the go-ahead to keep it.

"My leg is my property. People keep kidney stones in a jar on the mantelpieces. Ashes of dead people are included in tattoos. I'm going to make a lamp of my leg," he told NRC Reader.

Pathologist Frank van de Goot preserved the limb following the surgery.

Lighting designer Willem Schaperkotter then turned it into a lamp by fixing it in formaldehyde inside a large cylindrical container.

Bonten said he was nervous to see the lamp for the first time. But he said it was now helping him deal with the loss.

"I know I will never run again but the fact that I still have the leg helps me deal with the loss, particularly if I can sell it and use the money to buy a bionic leg," he told The Mirror.

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L-Pink · 09-26-2014, 07:32 AM

I need a matching set, how's his other leg?

Tam · 09-26-2014, 07:35 AM

You find the weirdest shit - lol

Jman · 09-26-2014, 07:44 AM

Funny thing is I know someone who'd buy this in a heartbeat

Sending her the link LOL

Fat Panda · 09-26-2014, 07:48 AM

some wild people in the world

seeandsee · 09-26-2014, 08:43 AM

worst news i saw today

klinton · 09-26-2014, 09:03 AM

ah these Dutch people, born merchants

PiracyPitbull · 09-26-2014, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I need a matching set, how's his other leg?

Petra · 09-26-2014, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by klinton

ah these Dutch people, born merchants

I tell my husband often that his people will happily sell their first born if it means making a buck.

He never denies it.

Tam · 09-26-2014, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FreeOnes Petra

I tell my husband often that his people will happily sell their first born if it means making a buck.

He never denies it.

I am not Dutch and I don't think I have any in me - none in any bloodlines I have - so I have no real experience in that area - but every single person I know with any level of Dutch is like this - sometimes it's hilarious and sometimes it's just p lain scary shit. lol

Mediamix · 09-26-2014, 10:13 AM

Today is the day i'm sad to be a Dutch guy..

editeur · 09-26-2014, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I need a matching set, how's his other leg?

Yep, useless without second one. Borderline scam.

Porko · 09-26-2014, 10:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I need a matching set, how's his other leg?

_Richard_ · 09-26-2014, 10:40 AM

is it morbid to want to know the details of the 'kiddie pool accident that saw him shatter a few bones' eventually leading to infection and amputation?

i mean, i like

as much as the next guy, but there seems to be, missing parts, of the story..

tiramisu · 09-26-2014, 06:57 PM

Well, he should 've discuss this idea with a famous artist, attach his art on this amputated leg, make it at least something worth a while not just a rotten leg with some molding cuz that looks freaking men.

brassmonkey · 09-26-2014, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiramisu

Well, he should 've discuss this idea with a famous artist, attach his art on this amputated leg, make it at least something worth a while not just a rotten leg with some molding cuz that looks freaking men.

a doctor pickled it. you could break a toe off and have sum toe jam

oppoten · 09-26-2014, 08:14 PM

Don't see what the problem is. Jews have been selling the lampshade for 70-odd years

marc22 · 09-26-2014, 08:31 PM

Kiddie pool accident? i want to know what happened too, sounds fishy

tiramisu · 09-26-2014, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

a doctor pickled it. you could break a toe off and have sum toe jam

Or preserve it with salt and make it into the famous "Sour Toe" cocktail.

John-ACWM · 09-29-2014, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L-Pink

I need a matching set, how's his other leg?

harsh.

Zeiss · 09-29-2014, 02:42 AM

Weird shit... I thought toe flash drives first when I read it....

Tasty1 · 09-29-2014, 04:34 AM

There is also some Dutch cheese between the toes.

RummyBoy · 09-29-2014, 06:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bjorn_Tasty1

There is also some Dutch cheese between the toes.

Let it be Edam please......... the big round edam with the red wax

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