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China's DIY Culture

Home Depot is closing its last seven big-box stores in China, citing a lack of a DIY ethos among the Chinese. But while sales may be flat, but China's maker culture is anything but.

Posted 9.17.12 at 11:30 am 2 Comments

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Sun Jifa's DIY Prosthetic Hands

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Sun Jifa, of Guanmashan, Jilin province, in northern China, lost his hands in a fishing-related explosion a decade ago. The hospital recommended him prosthetic replacements that were far too expensive. Undeterred, Sun built his own bionic arms that can actually grip and squeeze objects via a system of pulleys and wires manipulated by movements of his elbows.

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Read the article: Hey, Home Depot: Just Because You Failed In China Doesn't Mean China Doesn't DIY

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killerT

09/18/12 at 3:59 pm

Umm, this looks like an Angel-CH7 without the cockpit.
I'm sorry, but FAKE!

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quasi44

09/20/12 at 8:58 pm

Don't care if it's fake or not, or a homemade Angel or not. I'd want to make some materials changes and minor structurals, but it looks basically fine to me for low altitude VFR.

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