STRANGE BUT TRUE

STRANGE BUT TRUE
OFFICE IRONMAN 办公室里的钢铁侠A Shanghai man has been generating a lot of buzz by becoming an office superhero… literally .Wang Kang, a 25-year-old office worker, created a real-life Iron Man suit made of high-density foam, wires and tubes in just three months, reports China Daily . The suit weighs 50 kilograms and cost around 3,000 RMB to build. Mr. Wang said he came up with the idea after watching the blockbuster Iron Man film in 2008. Despite winning the admiration of his colleagues and supervisors, the company’s security guard initially ordered Mr. Wang to lay down his suit.
“I didn’t wear the suit to work,” said Mr. Wang. “It wasn’t until after I arrived at the office that I changed into it. I just wanted to put on a show [for
my co-workers]. I never thought the security guard would be an obstacle.”We hope the issues raised with the security guard have since been ironed out.Tiger Escape
捕虎演习Chengdu Zoo recently
rehearsed a tiger-escape drill.
As allowing real tigers to roam
the crowded zoo was not an option, supervisors chose the
next best thing: dressing up staff in a Tigger costume. Luo
Futao was the lucky man chosen to zip into a tiger suit in
the 32-degree Celsius heat, reported . “It was
very hot,” he said. “It was difficult to breath and my clothes
were soaked with sweat. Thankfully , they didn’t require I
walk around on all fours.” The purpose of the drill was to
familiarize trainers, veterinarians and quarantine personnel
on the proper protocol in case of an actual tiger escape.
The drill involved shooting Mr. Luo in the buttocks with
a tranquillizer dart. “The dart did not have the needle
attached,” said Y u Jianqiu, a zoo supervisor.
Clearly , being a tigger is a wonderful thing, unless it’s hot
and you’re getting shot in the butt.
SWEPT AWAY BY TAI CHI
用扫帚练太极
Rarely taken notice of, sanitation workers are usually relegated to the category of unsung heroes (see page
14). Yet one street sweeper’s martial arts prowess
has recently gained the attention of netizens across China. Zhang Xiufang became a local celebrity of sorts when a Beijing man recorded her “working” (i.e. doing acrobatics) and uploaded the footage to YouTube. After thousands of hits, Zhang rocketed to fame, and was invited to appear on nationally broadcast talent shows.
Mrs. Zhang states that prior to becoming a street
sweeper, she did some form of Tai Chi every day , often using a sword. Reminiscing
about her old pastime while on the job one day , she realized her broom could also
double as a sword. “Before I got the job I used to do Tai Chi both using my body and with a sword,” said Mrs. Zhang. “I missed them because with this job I start at 5 a.m. and finish at 4 p.m., but then one day I was swinging the broom and it reminded me of my old hobby - and then I started practicing again at work.” B Y K Y L E D A V I D Till Death Do Us Part
爱情以亡灵为证
With couples marrying en masse and saying “I do” under McDonald’s golden arches, it seems like we had heard it all… until now . Two couples have taken the phrase “till death do us part” quite literally by getting married in a cemetery . Orange News reports the four newlyweds are all
employees of the Y ongan Cemetery located in Tianjin, where they said their vows. The wedding procession was comprised of 26 cemetery carts that were all specially decorated for the event. “We work here, and we know each other here. The cemetery witnessed our love. Only death could part us,” said one of the grooms.” It’s a natural choice for us, as we
work here and love this place. All the ancestors lying underneath are our wedding witnesses.” Not surprisingly , when the “witnesses” were asked whether or not anyone present objected, all were silent.
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