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more about #shanghai Noobs-R-Us: That's so wrong in so many ways... more » Gundem: I think china should feed it's hungry village and build more schools instead of this. Pretty nonetheless. more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: All fun and games 'till you find out it wasn't planned... it's just radioactive waste that's leaking into the tunnel. jk more » Norbs: First glance I thought it was an LHC update. more » Calzo: I still think a car wash with rainbow colored soap is better. more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: Can I hook up my ipod to it? Looks like a big ass woofer/speaker/driver... ofcourse...I'll need some serious amp... #sunvalley more » Gann: Ok, I get the collecting rainwater part. However, I don't see how sunlight can be 'funneled' without - as you say - warping the space-time continuum.... more » mattycakes: I really, really just want to get a quarter rolling around the rim and see how long it takes to get down there. Actually, let's do a nickel. Times ar... more » Benguin: Hold on, let me check the URL on this. Wait a minute, it's NOT from the Onion? Oh lord... And might I add... "Before that, he was a very smart boy... more » AppleAppleApple: I think his IQ has always been low and the sharp drop was from a 3 to a 1 more » fuzzymuffins: at least he didn't watch mary poppins and jump off his garage roof thinking he'd float .... like i did! more » b4rk13: If he'd forked out a bit more and filled up on Unleaded he wouldn't have this problem. Serves him right! more » batman3ds: but... I thought transformers ate Energon? Those glowy cube things. more » dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: What about that kid that covered himself in gasoline and lit himself on fire to be like the human torch? Oh wait, that was in a comic book. more » Ehrich Blackhound: "Since my son started to drink gas, his IQ has dropped sharply and now he can't figure out simple addition and subtraction.", said police Chief Wiggum... more » Kaiser-Machead: Papa, what do the Transformers run on? Well son, they're cars, so obviously they run on gasoline But papa, when they transform, where do the gas tan... more » Bigbadbikernerd: This 90 octane has a fine bouquet, with just a hint of lead and benzene. Goes well with fish. Stick to Diesel for a hearty burger. more » Tech-Hedz: Well I don't remember them using gasoline much in the old cartoon from the 80s. Transformers the movie did not even come out till 2007 which wasn't ex... more » Deep-Blue: I am not at all proud to admit this, but this story reminded me of something similar I did when growing up. I would pretend to be Popeye (the sailor ... more » DanoruX: *facepalm* more » -
#architecture
The Shanghai World Expo 2010 Will be an Amazing Architectural Freak Show
How do you top Singapore's pixelated skyscraper, Macau's giant bunny, that twirly Danish Pavilion, and even a corporate building made from used CD cases? If you're Romania, you build a $3.5 million giant green apple designed to encourage healthy lifestyles... More » -
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Ride The Subway Towards The Light
Next stop heaven? Actually, it's the Bund in Shanghai. On the short trip between Pudong and the Bund, commuters are treated to one hell of a underground light show. More » -
#lighting
Gigantic LED Funnels Will Light Up 2010 Expo, Suck Rain, Spacetime Continuum
See that enormous blue funnel in the middle of those buildings? It's just one of the six canopies that will light up the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. As the close-ups show, the scale of these things defies belief: More » -
#transformers
14-yo Boy Drinks Gasoline to be like Optimus Prime
I remember the boys jumping off roofs and windows when Superman came out back in 1978 (girls, being a lot smarter than boys, don't do these stupid things). Looks like Transformers has had a similar effect in one boy: More » -
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Entire New 13-Story Building Tips Over in Shanghai
This past Saturday, an entire apartment building in Shanghai collapsed. To be fair, the building was under construction and thus unoccupied, but it's still a minor miracle that there was only one fatality. More » -
#architecture
Macau To Be Represented At Shanghai World Expo By A Giant Bunny Pavilion
Remember World's Fairs? I wish I did, because they seemed like they were a prit-tay good time. And now, instead of self-cleaning kitchens, rocket cars and the World of Tomorrow, we get Bunny Pavilions. More » -
#china
Video: SUV Owner Strikes Back and Tows a Tow Truck
Standing by while your car gets towed is terrible. This Shangainese Chevy owner used its car's remaining two wheels to counterattack. -
#shanghaitower
632-Meter Shanghai Tower Will Spin Towards The Sky
Financial apocalypse be damned! The Shanghai Tower, set to reach a whopping 632 meters by the time it's completed, broke ground over the weekend. With its zenith a full 140 meters higher than the Mori Building (currently the world's highest observatory), it'll grab the honors of the tallest building in China. More » -
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#architecture
Biggest City Model in the World Waiting for Guy in Godzilla Costume
This is a model of Shanghai as projected for 2020 by Chinese authorities. At 1,000 square feet, it's perhaps the biggest model of a city in the world, and—for sure—the best place ever for two grown men to wear their Gamera and Godzilla latex costumes and fight to death. The gigantic dimensions and the detail shown in the photographs are just mind-blowing. More »
