CodeBlueBlog puts to rest whether the fetal foot impression was real
“Well, ladies and gents, if you’ve ever seen an X-ray of a newborn foot you would notice that there is very little mineralized bone present. This image shows impressions created by distal phalangeal tips that don’t exist in the fetus; the lateral ridge in this image would represent an abnormally flattened calcaneus, if a fetus had a developed calcaneus — which it doesn’t; finally, what are those two bumps — lateral and medial at the base of the phalanges? If someone is trying to simulate the os of the great toe on one side — puleaze…those won’t be calcified for years. The bump on the medial side? I dunno. This might be an alien.
One last addition…the asymmetric impression of the phalanges implies an amount of dorsifelexion that this foot is not capable of.”
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Thank you! Blogs spread urban legends faster than is even conceivable, and it’s good to see some debunking.
Thank God you said something cause that photo, while seemingly not real had edged me closer to the I am never ever ever going to have kids if THAT is going to happen camp!
I didn’t want to post this as anonymous but it wouldn’t log me in for some reason. I laughed when I saw this picture and knew it was fake but I laughed even more when I read the medical description of *why* it was fake. That just sucks all the fun out playing with Photoshop.
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Again, sorry about the anonymous post!
Cheers,
Kate http://www.katesworldblog.blogspot.com
And I sooo thought it was real.
It DID bring back fond memories of little feet, and other body parts kicking/nudging me every night from midnight to 2 AM…and when she felt inclined through out the day
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