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Chinese Man Builds His Own Prosthetic Hands

New submitter macbeth66 writes "Almost 10 years ago, Sun Jifa lost his hands in an explosion. Unable to afford the prosthetic hands recommended by the hospital, he built his own. From the article: 'After eight years of tinkering, he says he finally developed a working model that allows him to grip, hold, and mimic other necessary movements via a system of pulleys and wires.'"

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  1. Re:It's not just that he built his own prosthetics by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's a handyman.

  2. Gotta hand it to him by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is quite a feet.

    Puns totally intended.

  3. Re:See communism works after all by houghi · · Score: 5, Funny

    Communism is bad, because he needed to pay for his own medical needs. Of wait that's capitalism. Disregard.

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