A 33 ton shark tank with a 15 centimeters (5.9-inch) thick acrylic glass broke inside Shanghai Orient Shopping Center in China. According to Gizmodo, 15 people were injured in this tragic accident on Wednesday, December 19th. Most of the people watching the tank were injured with deep cuts and bruises. Watch the video footage below as caught by the mall’s CCTV cameras.
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Skyscraper Built Around Grave in China
A grave disrupts work on a huge building site after a family refused the $160,000 as compensation to have it moved. Builders laying the foundation for a massive residential complex in China found they were facing a particularly grave problem after being forced to build around a tomb This bizarre incident reminded me of elderly Chinese couple who refused to allow their homes to… Continue reading Skyscraper Built Around Grave in China
Chinese Farmer Builds Lamborghini Reventon Replica
Wang Jian, a Chinese farmer who worked at a garage for more than a decade, built himself a replica of a Lamborghini Reventon using parts from a second-hand Nissan and a Santana. The self-made roadster cost Wang around 60,000 RMB ($9,450) and can reach a maximum speed of  275 kph (160 mph). The 28-year-old was… Continue reading Chinese Farmer Builds Lamborghini Reventon Replica
Chunhua Footbridge in Shenzhen
The Chunhua footbridge in Shenzhen, China, which was built at a cost of  $7.8 million (50 million yuan). The amazing 14-meter-wide overpass was designed in the shape of a flower and has four staircases, four escalators and two elevators. Via: Shenzhen Daily, Caixin Online
Spider Lives in Woman’s Ear for Five Days
A Chinese woman went to her doctor complaining of an itchy ear in China. When doctor took a look inside, he found a spider living in the woman’s ear canal. Apparently, the spider had crawled into the woman’s ear while she was sleeping and lived there for five days before doctors extracted it. The doctor and his… Continue reading Spider Lives in Woman’s Ear for Five Days
Sinkhole Swallows Van in China
A sinkhole measuring 13-feet long, 8-feet wide, and 6-feet deep opened up on Fuxing Road in Guilin, China, and swallowed up a passenger van on July 7, 2012. Via:Â Hungeree
Replica Austrian Village in China
A group of Austrians whose scenic mountain village has been copied down to the statues by a Chinese developer attended Saturday’s opening in China for the high-end residential project but were still miffed about how the company did it. Minmetals Land Inc.’s replica of Hallstatt, a quaint Austrian alpine hamlet, is located in subtropical southern… Continue reading Replica Austrian Village in China
Exclusive Look: Inside an iPad Factory
Rob Schmitz, Shanghai bureau chief for American Public Media’s Marketplace is the second reporter ever to visit the factory floor at Apple’s Chinese producer Foxconn. He gave a glimpse of his exclusive tour of the assembly line and the Foxconn facilities. Watch the video below. Via: Mashable