In China: Technology at all cost

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Chinese peasant Zhang Shengwu (张胜武, what a name!) built a DIY submarine with 5,000 yuan

Its hulls were made of 5mm steel plates, and the cabin measures about 60 cm wide, less than 1.5 m high.

The vessel can reach a speed of 7 nautical mile per hour, with a collapse depth of little more than 1 metre.