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more about #beijing AustinMiniMan: Wouldn't $4300 be a heck of a lot of money for a Chinese farmer? Forget the time or skill, where are they getting the money?! more » Mr. F: "Meanwhile, I just created charcoal while trying to make a bagel." funny funny more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: "We all live in a red submarine, a red submarine, a red submarine..." Come one everyone, karoake with me!... more » GarrickNemesis: I would've imagined farming in China is a hardcore, full-time business. Where do they find time to build submarines??? and I just did a urban-dictio... more » anderlan: Some say Chinese are superior because they inherently know how to work together as a group. Well, I think they may be superior on the isolated indivi... more » random_droid: Wow! I think it's amazing that poor farmers in a Communist country, with little or no personal expertise in those fields can build such things. Yet, i... more » tharden33: And we're worried about the Chinese and Russian Governments... These Chinese farmers are probably building and stock piling weapons of mass destructi... more » lost_n_arizona: See what you can do if you don't have TV! more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: OK, these people are obviously growing marijuana. Everyone knows that pot doesn't lead to other drugs, it leads to carpentry. These are also bongs! ... more » citizen024: industrious buggers. soon some farmer will get into orbit using household ingredients, some pvc pipe, and gaffa. more » Alex Quick: can it grow my penis more » bobloblaw: more » aelver: Anyone else getting sick of seeing that fat git staring at you in the above Honda ad? more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Looks like Johnny Storm shouldn't have eaten all that Kung Pao Chicken. The Four Freedoms tower bathrooms were not adequately fireproofed.. more » Monty: I hate stories that are so sad there really is nothing funny one can type without it being considered unacceptable. That is very sad to see. more » b33rl0rd: Free speech is a bitch, ain't it, commies? more » ZLevee: OK people: "The building was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and is part of China Central Television's new headquarters... The burning bu... more » OMG! Ponies!: Is it bad that my first thought when seeing the picture was that it was Andre the Giant in a Holocaust Cloak? more » gkimmina: looks like they took the Lantern Festival a little too far this year more » sos10: WRONG HEADLINE ALERT! The Koolhaas building is not burning, but a nearby building is. more » -
#diy
It's Official: Chinese Farmers Can Build Anything, Rarely Farm
What is it with everyday Chinese folks building extraordinary things? Last month farmer Wu Zhongyuan built a helicopter from wood and metal. This month Tao Xiangl is scooting around the waters near Beijing in a hand-built submarine. More » -
#stemcells
Beijing Clinic Using Stem Cells as Eternal Youth Beauty Treatment
While we debate the morality of stem cell usage here, China's gone ahead and started marketing it as a beauty product. A Beijing medical center is offering "age-reversing" stem cell therapy for your face. More » -
#art
Wire Fu Lets Fly in Chinese Performance Artist's Work
Chinese performance artist Li Wei uses mirrors, scaffolding and steel wires to create these seriously awesome gravity-defying pictures. While some are Photoshopped post-production, mostly they're made through the magic of thoughtful planning. More » -
#breaking
Building Near Beijing's Rem Koolhaas-Designed CCTV Headquarters is Up in Flames
Guess what's happening in China? Beijing's CCTV headquarters, the Rem Koolhaas building, is at a major fire risk. Fireworks, from the last day of New Years celebrations here, could be the culprits. Updated More » -
#virals
Beijing iPhone Bowling Man is Viral Ad For Different Phone
Of no surprise to any of you, the Beijing arm-swinging man turned out to be a viral ad. But turns out it wasn't for the iPhone (which is still not officially allowed here)... More » -
#wow
Beijing WoW-Themed Restaurant Replenishes Your Health in Real Life
A Beijing man has opened a restaurant themed after his favorite MMORPG: World of Warcraft. After chomping down food, inspired by dishes from Azeroth, customers can log on at various terminals to play WoW. More » -
#freewifi
Beijing to be World's Largest Wi-Fi City in 2011
Beijing may become the world's largest city to be blanketed in free wi-fi by 2011. Officials, happy with an Olympics test run, are now rolling it out to everywhere. Watch for censor ganking though. [Danwei] -
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#olympics
What's It Like To Stand On the Water Cube's High-Dive Platform?
Full-screen this beautiful high-res panorama cooked up by the New York Times's top-notch interactive graphics folks and find out. [NY Times via Kottke]
