欧美监狱手工匠人的硬核发明：从电吉他到迷你哈雷
欧美监狱手工匠人的硬核发明：从电吉他到迷你哈雷
Prison Inventions: From Electric Guitars to Mini Harley
高手在民间，绝活出草莽。深藏于中国民间的发明家，总能用脚踏实地的务实精神和清奇的思路，诠释什么叫做来自民间智慧的发明。
Master craftsmen emerge from the masses. Hidden among China's folk inventors are those who demonstrate the wisdom of grassroots innovation through practical spirit and creative thinking.
例如，这款出自民间发明家之手的捕鱼机器，堪称是一台结合速度与力量的无情捕鱼神器。
For example, this fishing machine created by folk inventors can be called a ruthless fishing device combining speed and power.
但论及最硬核、最接地气的民间发明，那些在欧美监狱里服刑的手工大佬就有点不服气了。
But when it comes to the most hardcore and down-to-earth folk inventions, those DIY masters in European and American prisons have something to say.
在国外Reddit上，有一个名为#监狱钱包的讨论组。这个群组的奇葩之处就在于，里面汇集了来自世界各地蹲过号子的监狱老哥，他们以蹲过号子为荣，更以DIY出的各种物件来排出自己的"江湖地位"。
On Reddit, there's a discussion group called #PrisonWallet. What makes this group special is that it gathers ex-inmates from around the world who take pride in their prison time and establish their "street cred" through various DIY creations.
监狱里的娱乐发明
Prison Entertainment Inventions
单调无聊的监狱生活需要一点娱乐的调剂品，在宾夕法尼亚的监狱里，就有动手能力强的老哥，硬生生地造出一把电吉他。
Monotonous prison life needs some entertainment. In a Pennsylvania prison, a skilled inmate actually built an electric guitar from scratch.
对于没有任何音乐细胞的监狱老哥而言，制作一副国际象棋，或许是个不错的选择。
For inmates without musical talent, making a chess set might be a better choice.
生活必需品的创新
Innovations for Daily Necessities
为了舒舒服服的泡个热水澡，他们制作出一个简易版电热棒。
To enjoy a comfortable hot bath, they created a simple heating rod.
为方便烤肉罐头，硬核地造出了个烤炉。
For convenient can cooking, they built a hardcore stove.
艺术与梦想的创造
Artistic Creations and Dreams
一盏由冰淇淋棒制成的灯，据说这位老哥在做出这部作品后，出狱时就被人买下了，为他重启人生提供了初始资金。
A lamp made from ice cream sticks - it's said this inmate sold his creation upon release, providing startup funds for his new life.
用铁丝等杂物制作的迷你哈雷摩托，可能是某位监狱老哥最倔强的鬼火梦。
<A mini Harley made from wire and scraps might represent one inmate's most stubborn motorcycle dream.
可以说在欧美，没有人会比这帮囚犯更懂得手工DIY。在极致的监狱环境里，他们学会了如何从无到有的制作一件物品的能力，这本就是他们咎由自取，但同时也让他们明白了：窗外世界的自由与美好，对人生究竟有多重要。
It can be said that in Europe and America, no one understands DIY better than these prisoners. In the extreme prison environment, they learned how to create something from nothing - while this was their own doing, it also made them understand how precious freedom and beauty in the outside world truly are.
