For the past two years, 62-year-old Zhang Junlin has been tinkering away at an old warehouse, building a submarine with his friends. Now, fast forward into 2014, Zhang and his crew are about to take their puppy on its inaugural dive.
ChinaNews brings us this series of photos of Zhangās submarine, named Shenlong Number 3. Over the years weāve posted about some crazy Chinese inventions and the like, from homemade space shuttle replicas to Transformer statues made of trash. Zhangās submarine definitely ranks as one of the best.
In 2000, Zhang started to become interested in submarines and underwater tourism. In 2006 he started to do research into the subject, and in the process he designed and built Shenlong Number 1 and Number 2.
According to a report by the Chinese Global Times, Zhangās submarine can also has several instruments, like robotic arms, for underwater research and other scientific uses.
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