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Chinese Man Builds His Own Prosthetic Hands

Posted by samzenpus on from the arts-and-crafts dept.

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. Impressive! by steppedleader · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Seems like this would be hard to do without hands...

    1. Re:Impressive! by Dodgy+G33za · · Score: 5, Insightful

      You do realise that by asking a question like that you might find yourself on a list somewhere? Maybe not at the top where Julian Assange rules supreme after OBL's demise, but on the list none-the-less.

      Oh bugger, that probably means I am on it now too.

  2. Groovy by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I went from 'go Chinese man!' to 'one of those could have been a chainsaw!' remarkably quickly.

    I'm trying to decide if that makes me bad.

  3. Inspiring by asmkm22 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Say what you will about the Chinese but, if this were an American, he'd be shopping for a book deal and making millions as a motivational speaker. He'd probably get some weird Craftsman sponsorship as well. Instead, he seems genuinely interested in helping other people get access to what he built. It's inspiring, to say the least.