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Shotgun revolver makes Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum look wimpy

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 8:44am

Dirty Harry might have thought that his .44 Magnum was "the most powerful handgun in the world", but I guess he never ran into a Chinese gangster with one of these. Home made handgun revolvers using standard 12 gauge shotgun...

Regular Joe builds submarine for $4,385 in China

Kevin Hall

Friday, September 4, 2009 - 10:14am

34-year-old Tao Xiangli is an amateur inventor whose efforts aren't looking all that amateur. The Chinese man has built himself his very own sub all on his own, spending two years and 30,000 yuan ($4,385) on the project. It's driven...

Chinese MacGyver builds working helicopter out of wood

Kevin Hall

Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 11:02am

20 year old Chinese farmer Wu Zhongyuan built himself a helicopter using only — according to the man — what he remembers of middle school physics lessons and "relevant knowledge [found while] surfing the Internet via my mobile phone." Well,...

Chinese farmer builds 'bot to lug him around, loves it a bit too much

Kevin Hall

Monday, January 12, 2009 - 1:04pm

A Chinese farmer by the name of Wu Yulu travels around his hometown exclusively by rickshaw — and one pulled by a robot, no less. It's his own creation that he calls the "30 Second Son" for its operating time....

Eazo luxury computers trade shiny crystals for slick wood siding

Kevin Hall

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 12:34pm

If you haven't heard of Eazo, a Chinese purveyor of luxury computers, then you probably enjoy keeping your money where it is. That's because a custom, top-of-the-line PC from the company can cost $10,000, and supposedly upwards of $50,000....

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Shotgun revolver makes Dirty Harry's .44 Magnum look wimpy

Regular Joe builds submarine for $4,385 in China

Chinese MacGyver builds working helicopter out of wood

Chinese farmer builds 'bot to lug him around, loves it a bit too much

Eazo luxury computers trade shiny crystals for slick wood siding

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