question

[Claudia Westermann]

hello, hello,

pardon, pardon

but

has someone possibly an idea what 'Captain Silver's crunch' should mean in 
this context below ?

________

Such medical applications of Bio-ITs are nothing essentially new: Captain 
Silver's crunch, the wheelchair, a tooth filling save the same basic 
purpose of correcting a physical deficiency.

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hm ? is this a thing ? and if it's a thing ... what kind of thing is it ? ( 
hm *** have to translate this )
or is it supposed to be funny ?


thanks
would appreciate

claudia