On: Teenager builds his own Lego prosthetic arms

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I love stories like this. Honestly, I can't think of a better prototypical example of the "hacker ethos" that this guy and what he built. Kudos and thanks for the inspiration!

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You might find the Merkur construction set and its relation to contact lenses very interesting: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Wichterle