Yunnan Invented the World’s Hottest Pepper
This “industrial pepper” is set to smoke the reigning world champ for heat — India’s ghost pepper — on the Scoville Scale
Category: Daily Drip
Radii Happy Hour, August: Frost
If you’re in Beijing this Friday, August 25, at 7pm, join the Radii team for drinks and a post-work chat at Frost, a cocktail bar that makes a mean burger
Watch: Texting Scooter Driver Swallowed by Sudden Sinkhole
Infrastructure that builds itself overnight is remarkable, but doesn’t come without a cost
National Robot Warfare Competition Strikes Chord with China’s Video Game Youth
No battleaxes or flamethrowers, but there are some elements that make RoboMaster interesting and unique in its own right.
Here’s the Coolest/Creepiest Spider Robot You’ll See Today
HEXA by Beijing robotics startup Vincross can write its name, climb and carry things, and is a decent dancer
Street Corner Fitness Pods Threaten to Make Your Gym Commute Excuse Obsolete
China has kiosks for hot meals, umbrellas, gambling, fresh-squeezed orange juice… now one for getting RIPPED
Watch: Comedy Site Mamahuhu Returns to Tackle Obligatory China Hosting Duties
After a hiatus, the Shanghai-based video crew is reinvigorated in their quest for your clicks
Today in Chinese Culinary Oddities: Chili-Eating Hot Tub Contest, World’s Smallest Watermelon, World’s Largest Rice Paddy Painting
Two ways to beat the summer heat: (1) WAY MORE HEAT; (2) the tiniest watermelons
Click-through: BBC’s Illuminating Shenzhen GIF Essay
The BBC puts mind-boggling statistics in motion with this captivating gallery of images from China’s hardware hub
Meet Putin Bro, the Chinese Farmer That Looks Like Putin
An odd case study in Chinese meme culture and unlikely internet celebrity
