After losing the lower half of his leg in a motorcycle accident, Davis fashioned himself a peg leg out of an aluminum baseball bat, pieces of a pair of lamps, and a rubber stopper of the variety usually used to plug flasks in the laboratory. Despite many of his works being "out there," this exemplifies the practical side of his creative, constructive mind.

For more on Joe Davis, check out the feature article "A Scientific Method to His Madness" in the April 2013 issue of DISCOVER.