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A Disabled Man Has Spent 50 Years Building A Helicopter From Trash

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Some dreams take a long time. For Augustin, a Honduran man who has been wheelchair-bound since he was struck by polio in his youth, that dream was to build a fully functioning helicopter. From scratch.

Augustin, the subject of the short documentary Everything is Incredible by Tyler Bastian, Trevor Hill, and Tim Skousen, has spent half a century on the project.

The likely impossibility of his dream, and the jeers of many who call him a fool, have not limited his determination to continue.

How does Augustin go about building his helicopter? Watch the full film, or click through to see.

[Via Inhabitat]

Augustin used to work as a shoemaker.



He cannot walk, and has trouble with his hands.



It does not stop him spending most of his time working on the helicopter.



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