Cool thing of the day

WETA Workshops (the LoTR folks) built a beautiful and functional mermaid tail for a swimmer, Nadya Vessey, who lost both legs below the knee as a child.
http://www.wetanz.com/a-mermaid-s-tale/
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4858855a11.html
The Stuff article talks about her "frolic[ing] in the harbour". A little posthuman, but definitely neat.

ETA: http://www.stuff.co.nz/4203291a6442.html has more from Ms. Vessey's point of view.

via jwz