In a world where internet startups and smartphone apps are everywhere, you don’t often hear about a basement-based submarine business. Enter Zhang Wuyi, a 37-year-old from China’s Hubei province, who swapped textile machines for mini subs. Laid off and undeterred, Wuyi now builds submarines in his basement, proving that sometimes, success is found underwater.

 

Unemployed Man Builds $31,000 Submarines in His Basement