Mermaid’s Dream Comes True

By Queuebot in Fashion on Feb 25, 2009 at 11:24 am

When she was a child, Nadya Vessey’s legs were amputated below the knee due to illness. One time, another child asked what happened to her legs, and she replied that she was a mermaid.

She couldn’t get the mermaid idea out of her head, so she wrote to the company that created the special effects for the Lord of the Rings movies as well as King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia.

Her request: Will you make me a mermaid tail?

The company, Weta Workshop in Wellington, New Zealand, agreed.

Two years later, she now has a fully functioning mermaid tail with an attached suit, making her look like a real mermaid.

Link

(image credit: Stuff.co.nz)

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.

Tags: amputee, mermaid suit

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LisaL
Feb 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
That is very awesome.
Scooter
Feb 25th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
You know there is an actual medical syndrome that fuses the legs of the fetus together so when they are born they look like Mermaids.
H Bickers
Feb 25th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Now that’s what I call NEAT.
cameron
Feb 25th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9jCsbii5rs
Via – http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/25/double-amputee-new-zealander-has-me rmaid-dream-fulfilled/
aware
Feb 25th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
how much did it cost?! made by big-name movie special effects/props people, after all.
The Slapster
Feb 25th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Who cares how much it cost? If she could afford it, and it’s her dream I’m sure it’s worth every bit of money.

So tempting to link to Lonely Island’s “I’m on a Boat” video. Man it’s tough staying classy.
LisaL
Feb 26th, 2009 at 12:50 am
OO thanks for the video link cameron. Very neat watching it in motion. Looks awesome.
lolo
Feb 26th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Where’s the picture of the real mermaid you compared this to then eh?
TwoDragons
Feb 26th, 2009 at 10:26 am
That is some major heavy-duty awesomeness! If I lost my lower legs, I’d totally have to do something like that myself.

What would be neat is if they could work on a centauroid hookup for when she’s on land. Or satyr legs. I mean, if you’re going to be missing limbs, why not have some fun with your prosthetics, right…?

–TwoDragons
alexis
Oct 18th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
i love mermaids i always wanted to be one i am blessed when people that are still alive with that because not that much people dont make it when the have that tipe of stiff.
nin@
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 3:35 am
I loVe mermaid but sometimes i was thinking about mermaid.i just thinking how i can be a mermaid one time…okey,byeeee………i hope Jesus bless a mermaid,no matter what happen…AMIN
gabby
Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
hi i want TO be a mermaid too
if u are please tell me how u did it or email me on MSN
my email is:
gabbydeverest2009@hotmail.co.uk

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