I Want a Beer Brain Implant

‘I want a beer’: Paralysed man communicates first words in months using brain implant

A screenshot of a news post shows a paralysed man lying in a hospital bed, with the headline reporting that his brain implant helped him communicate his first words in months: “I want a beer.” The joke is the ordinary, relatable request contrasting with the extraordinary medical breakthrough, making it a humorous reaction to craving a beer. EN: A screenshot of a news post shows a paralysed man lying in a hospital bed, with the headline reporting that his brain implant helped him communicate his first words in months: “I want a beer.” The joke is the ordinary, relatable request contrasting with the extraordinary medical breakthrough, making it a humorous reaction to craving a beer.

• @eternalclassic / 10878 2022-03-27