The Armless Carpenter
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Uploaded by barcroftmedia on Sep 6, 2011
WELETE SUK, ETHIOPIA - UNDATED: Carpenter Sintayehu Tishale, 42, hammers in a nail using his feet in his workshop in Welete Suk, on the edge of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A man who lost the use of his arms after being born with debilitating polio has defied expectations by becoming a carpenter. Sintayehu Tishale, 42, uses his feet to saw, chap, hammer and lathe wood into furniture, which he then sells in his workshop. Despite his limited mobility, the skilled craftsman wields a hammer with incredible accuracy and can operate dangerous machinery with his dexterous feet. The married father-of-five, who uses a specially adapted bicycle chair to get around, is famous in his hometown of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for his great talent. He said to develop his amazing skills he had to train his legs to become stronger and more flexible. Sintayehu said: "When I was very young I used to like to work in a garden using my legs as hands. Later I began to fix small things like stools and practiced sharpening knives with my feet. I made sure to practice as much as I could because I knew I had to make me feet work like hands."
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like a real boss
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This man needs a medal....what he don't need is fucking ignorant wannabe adults with no sense of compassion bringing him down...Well done to the man with no arms, you conquered your disability.
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@allu771 what the funny thing here? go fuck yourself
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this guy is ballin! i bet nobody will ever try to have a sheen kicking contest with him!
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Did he ever open that lock?
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It'd be even worse for him if he took an arrow to the knee :P
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5 assholes watch this video
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I would buy one
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His arms got blown off by a land mine. LOL.
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I've been making stools in my toilet for 32 years
agentpyx 3 months ago in playlist Stuff Phil Likes: Monday Oct 24th, 2011 (Start Here) 13
It's a shame no one offers to give him a hand.
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