Christina Stephens from St. Louis is taking Do-It-Yourself projects to a new level; the 31-year-old amputee handcrafted a Lego prosthetic leg.
According to NBC News, Stephens attempted to build the LEGO stand-in leg when a co-worker suggested the idea.
"Man, that would be really neat, it would be fun," she told NBC News. "So I went home and did it."
Stephens uploaded the video of herself making the leg in a time-lapse video on her YouTube page. Though is may be a cool concept, the LEGO leg isn't functional because the foot won't stay on.
However, may YouTube commentators are still impressed, and many praised her work. The leg took her two hours to build, using her personal collection of LEGO, NBC News reports.
"That's probably a third of my whole collection," she said. "I have them stored in my basement for fun random projects like this - or for my future children."
Her next step is to create a functional leg using the LEGOS she can wear around town.
"I'd probably have to stiffen the pylon part, reinforcing it with steel or carbon fiber or something," Stephens said.
Stephens currently is a researched at the Human Performance Laboratory in St. Louis. She works to train people to correctly move their wheelchairs without injuring their hands and arms, NBC News reports.
"We work primarily with helping people get more function out of their lives," she said.
According to NBC News, Stephens lost her leg after an accident while she was changing the brakes on her Prius. The jack couldn't support the weight of the car and crush her foot. Surgeons told Stephens she had nerve damage on her foot, and decided she to amputate her leg below the knee.
Stephens soon after started a YouTube channel to help inspire other amputees with her experiences.
"I want to help people and inspire people to be more comfortable with their own bodies if they have limb differences," she told NBC News.
