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No lock is safe: How to open a lock with a Chinese foil impression kit

by admin09.06.20162010/02Leave a Comment on No lock is safe: How to open a lock with a Chinese foil impression kit


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Tagged : chinese / lock / open / safe

Scientist steals Chinese tea secret, discovers possible poisoning

by admin10.03.20162011/04Leave a Comment on Scientist steals Chinese tea secret, discovers possible poisoning

Scientist steals Chinese tea secret, discovers possible poisoningAn 18th century Chinese tea plantation
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Tagged : chinese / scientist / secret / steals

The Chinese mushroom prank

by admin11.02.20162012/062 Comments on The Chinese mushroom prank

The Chinese mushroom prank
A hand grasps the strange-looking fungus.

Villagers in Liucunbu, China were drilling a new well when they encountered a strange object, a rubbery-looking mushroom. Continue reading “The Chinese mushroom prank”

Tagged : chinese / mushroom / prank

Is it deceptive for Chinese developers to copy an entire Austrian village?

by admin28.07.20152011/06Leave a Comment on Is it deceptive for Chinese developers to copy an entire Austrian village?

Is it deceptive for Chinese developers to copy an entire Austrian village?
 Will a copy enhance or detract from the original? Continue reading “Is it deceptive for Chinese developers to copy an entire Austrian village?”

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Is this Chinese bird giving you the bird?

by admin22.07.20152013/11Leave a Comment on Is this Chinese bird giving you the bird?

Is this Chinese bird giving you the bird?
Detail of "Eagle Standing on a Pine Tree" 
by Chinese artist Qi Baishi. Continue reading “Is this Chinese bird giving you the bird?”

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How to piece together Chinese nuclear secrets

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How to piece together Chinese nuclear secrets
"The fact that there were no 
answers to that really got to me…"

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Tagged : chinese / piece / together

How to import fake Chinese cigarettes

by admin11.03.20152011/07Leave a Comment on How to import fake Chinese cigarettes

How to import fake Chinese cigarettes
She told us to use the internets!

From a story by Justin Rohrlich at Minyanville: 
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Tagged : chinese / fake / import

How to bribe Chinese businessmen with art

by admin23.01.20152012/07Leave a Comment on How to bribe Chinese businessmen with art

How to bribe Chinese businessmen with art
Detail of "Self-Portrait in the Yellow Mountains".
Contemporary Chinese artist Zhang Daqian 
was a forger before he was a legitimate artist. Continue reading “How to bribe Chinese businessmen with art”

Tagged : bribe / businessmen / chinese

Fake Chinese quotes

by admin15.10.20142011/09Leave a Comment on Fake Chinese quotes

Fake Chinese quotes
 Was this really by Lao Tzu?

Victor Mair posting at Language Log explains that many so-called "Chinese" quotes are just phony Orientalisms, and have nothing to do with actual quotes from Confucius, Lao Zi, or other real Chinese people or books. Continue reading “Fake Chinese quotes”

Tagged : chinese / fake / quotes

Fake food sickens Chinese

by admin15.05.20142011/05Leave a Comment on Fake food sickens Chinese

Fake food sickens ChineseThey worry – are the steamed buns real or "recycled?"
And what about the eggs?
Chinese consumers are concerned about fake or adulterated food. Continue reading “Fake food sickens Chinese”

Tagged : chinese / fake / food / sickens

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