---- Sonne Jifa macht die Arbeit am Hof mit seiner selbstgebauten künstliche Hände in der Stadt Jilin im Nordosten Chinas in der Provinz Jilin, 13. Oktober 2005. Sie können gewonnen
--File--Sun Jifa does the farm work with his self-made artificial hands in Jilin city, northeast Chinas Jilin province, 13 October 2005. You may wonder how did he make himself a pair of bionic hands when he actually doesnt have hands. Well, he just did it. He named Sun Jifa, a 51-year-old Chinese man who lost both hands when he was building a bomb for blast fishing. Since the prosthetic limbs would cost a fortune, he decided to build a new pair of arms. Sun spent 8 years rigorous efforts, he finally created himself a pair of bionic hands which can grip and hold things. The bionic hands are made by scrap metal like wires and pulleys, which make the hands quite heavy. Sun said each hand weighs around 0.9kg, and he has already get used to it. Also, the pair of hands can easily get hot or cold in the extremes of summer and winter. There are hooks on both of his bionic hands, but they are not for self defense. The hooks are to clasp the holes on equipment like farming tools, so Sun can lift those heavy tools up without breaking his bionic hands. The hook is removable, Sun can take them down whenever he wants to. Without the hook, the movement of the hands is controlled by using his elbows. For example, when his elbow moves forward, his palm will open.
