Chinese man builds himself bionic hands

A Chinese man has shown tremendous invention and endeavour after he built two bionic hands for himself.

Sun Jifa lost both his hands in an accident eight years ago as he was building a bomb for blast fishing.

To make matters worse, he couldn't afford to pay for the prosthetics the hospital wanted him to buy.

However, rather than let the situation get him down, Mr Jifa devoted his time and effort to coming up with a solution.

"I control them with movements from my elbows and I can work ... and feed myself just like anyone else," he remarked.

The man added the main drawback of the bionic hands is they are quite heavy and so it can be tiring to wear them for a full day.

You have to admire the commitment of the Mr Jifa, or the Bionic Man as some of his friends probably call him.

Posted by Mark Wilkins

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