7 posts tagged “china”
You know how everyone on the Internet has too much time on their hands? This video demonstrates the best results of this indulgence.
These Chinese guys filled a huge line of bottles with different amounts of liquid so they make a different tone when struck. They attached a "mallet" to a remote-control car so when the car drives by it strikes the bottles. Tempo is controlled by spacing the bottles apart.
Naturally, as all electronics platforms play Doom, so do all Internet instruments play the Mario Theme.
The Internet (and the Chinese) win this round!
These Chinese guys filled a huge line of bottles with different amounts of liquid so they make a different tone when struck. They attached a "mallet" to a remote-control car so when the car drives by it strikes the bottles. Tempo is controlled by spacing the bottles apart.
Naturally, as all electronics platforms play Doom, so do all Internet instruments play the Mario Theme.
The Internet (and the Chinese) win this round!
These gentlemen are celebrating the ethnically-Chinese Nine Emperor Gods Festival held annually in the autumn.
Celebrations in Phuket, Thailand are especially exciting. People purify themselves and often eat a vegan diet during the nine-day celebration. In addition, Mah Song are single men and women who are purified and then possessed by the gods. While possessed they feel no pain and pierce themselves, usually in the face, with a variety of objects including skewers, machine guns, table lamps, fish hooks, and even flowers.
Celebrations in Phuket, Thailand are especially exciting. People purify themselves and often eat a vegan diet during the nine-day celebration. In addition, Mah Song are single men and women who are purified and then possessed by the gods. While possessed they feel no pain and pierce themselves, usually in the face, with a variety of objects including skewers, machine guns, table lamps, fish hooks, and even flowers.
You might have to view this even larger to read it properly. It was photographed by author Cory Doctorow in a market in China.
Supposedly it is a guide to employees. There are probably a few emporia in New York that could use a similar sign..........
It is bad that I say almost all the forbidden phrases daily at my job, right?
Who can tell us what Forbidden 8-10 say, please?
Supposedly it is a guide to employees. There are probably a few emporia in New York that could use a similar sign..........
It is bad that I say almost all the forbidden phrases daily at my job, right?
Who can tell us what Forbidden 8-10 say, please?
Huang Xiaohu can write 10 Arabic numerals at a time, one with each finger. He spent a long time practicing.
The delightfully Chinglish website Sort China (Know China of Comprehensive) has the scoop.
The world needs more people like Mr. Huang!
The delightfully Chinglish website Sort China (Know China of Comprehensive) has the scoop.
The world needs more people like Mr. Huang!
Is it wrong for a six year old to be so ripped? This is Lu Di. According to his kung fu school in Henan Province, China he did 10,000 pushups in 200 minutes. Even if it's not true, the kid gets to attend this school for 10 years for free. Not a bad scholarship.
I don't want to meet this little guy in a dark alley! Use your powers for good, Lu Di!
I don't want to meet this little guy in a dark alley! Use your powers for good, Lu Di!
The sign on the left is from China. Apparently most Chinese people, including police, don't really know what it's supposed to mean.
Don't blow up your car?
The best guess is that carrying flammable materials is forbidden, but I prefer the alternative examples (in the comments) such as peacocks are forbidden, or no Carmen Miranda tributes.
However, it seems that very similar signs can be found in Europe, such as this French sign, that says Forbidden. Apparently the French are none the wiser as to what is not allowed.
Do you have any ridiculous or inexplicable traffic signs near you?
Don't blow up your car?
The best guess is that carrying flammable materials is forbidden, but I prefer the alternative examples (in the comments) such as peacocks are forbidden, or no Carmen Miranda tributes.
However, it seems that very similar signs can be found in Europe, such as this French sign, that says Forbidden. Apparently the French are none the wiser as to what is not allowed.
Do you have any ridiculous or inexplicable traffic signs near you?
You may need to click to enlarge, but this is a mountain called Hua Shan in China that has a "trail" but it's got some crazy parts to it (i.e. more than one tricky part).
Even if everything I ever wanted was at the top of this mountain, there is no way you could get me to take this trail to the top. I'll just rappel from the helicopter, thank you very much!
Even if everything I ever wanted was at the top of this mountain, there is no way you could get me to take this trail to the top. I'll just rappel from the helicopter, thank you very much!
