Chinese rural villagers create own submarines

[CougarKing]

Reminds me of that Danish guy who built his own home-built sub, as featured on the Discovery Channel, if I can recall correctly.

Cue theme songs from the The Village People and "The Yellow Submarine" by the Beatles.

Market Watch

China’s rural villagers love building their own submarines

Published: Mar 23, 2015 1:02 a.m. ET

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) — Looks like it’s becoming a trend: Chinese villagers are building home-made submarines.

A villager in northwestern Chinese province of Shaanxi has become the latest countryside hobbyist to try to build his own fully functioning submarine — a more-than-18-ton craft that when completed, will dive as deep as 100 feet below the water’s surface, according to a Monday report in the Chinese Business View.

The subnautical enthusiast, a 53-year-old high-school-dropout named Du Xiutang, said he was motivated by a report in 1992 that Russia had sold a scrap submarine to China at a high price.

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[Tibbson]

It may dive to 100 feet but...will it come up again?

 

[dapaterson]

But are they better than British submarines?

 

[kratz]

But are they better than British submarines?

If they can function 10 years after being laid up and we can translate their 3000 character language easier than the Brits?

Yup, homemade subs all around.  ;D

 

[Tibbson]

You just know some political party or union will balk because they are not made in Canada.  We'd have to give the service contract to Irving at least even though we could probably get spare parts at Princess Auto.