Artist implants 'third ear' on his own arm

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The Dailymail reports that Cypriot-born eccentric Stelios Arcadious spent 10 years searching for a surgeon willing to perform the controversial operation.

I guess he found one. Can ya hear me now? Anyone else think this guy looks like "Goldmember"?

He finally got his wish after working as a Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University's Digital Research Unit. The ear was grown from cells and implanted into the 61-year-olds left forearm in 2006.

According to the man with 3 ears, art "should be more than simply illustrating ideas." Once the ear has fully developed he hopes to get a microphone implanted too.

"It is more of a relief at present than an ear but it is still recognisable as an ear," he said.

"The last operation was in September 2006 and its only now that I'm about ready for the next step.

"I hope to have a tiny microphone implanted to it that will connect with a bluetooth transmitter; that way you can listen to what my ear is hearing."

An audience in Newcastle Centre For Life was introduced to Stelarc's latest weird project. A 'walking head' robot which will be a feature there for a month. The six legged robot with its head on a screen is one of the highlights of the Dott 07 design festival.

Yeah, but now ya can't tune your wife out. "You heard me. You have 3 ears. Now do it!"

Full bionics are closer and closer. I become more convinced that humans will cease to be human soon.