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This video comes from across the Japanese Straits but it's so good we thought we'd share it with everyone as a lunchtime laugh. Hilaaaaarious! more ›

The world 30 years from now, after Apple conquers the universe. [h/t to MicGadget] more ›

Next Media Animation takes on high-profile douchebags that have sought to make jokes or money out of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. more ›

Our Douchebag of the Day comes in the form of UCLA student Alexandra Wallace who in her 3-minute video rant complains about the "hordes of Asian people that UCLA accepts into our school every single year.” Wallace describes her frustration at the library saying Asian students just can't stop talking on the phone and disturbing her: "all of a sudden when I'm, like, about to reach an epiphany, over here from somewhere I hear, Ohhhhhhhh! Ching chong ling long ting tong! Ohhhhhhh!" She adds, "I swear, they're going through their whole families just checking on everybody from the tsunami thing." The video has since gone viral and received several million hits, eliciting a quick apology from Wallace who says she has received numerous death threats. For more, check out LAist's reports here and here.
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For those of you who are still struggling with your chopsticks, we've found you someone you should be taking lessons from. Meet Ma Deqi (马得奇), a Chinese farmer who has won fame for his unique ability to catch ping pong balls with a pair of chopsticks. He's so good he has even won a Guinness World Record for doing that! In this video, he catches 40 ping pong balls with his chopsticks in 60 seconds -- that's waaaay better than his official Guinness record of 17. more ›

Ladies, this wonderful infomercial is selling a product called Top Charming that promises to enlarge and firm up your boobs by simply jiggling them. For those of you that are wondering why you've become more and more flat-chested with age, that's because you haven't been using their product, and fat from your breasts have been slipping over to your tummy (see 0:51). Our favourite success case appears at 1:26. She's used the miracle product for just 25 days and her cup size has jumped from 70A to 70C! She exclaims, "I can finally see my cleavage, and I can put on sexier, prettier clothes." Now, if only we can find a contact number for this godsent product. more ›

So does one give this guy points for trying, or not?
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This dog is living proof that evolution exists:
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We can't seem to find any info on this kid (the video summary didn't offer much). But man does he know some great yo yo tricks! Ah, yo yo tricks! Doesn't that remind you of the 1990s? How nostalgic! more ›

Youku Buzz points us to this cute new driving tips PSA/Hyundai Elantra viral commercial that's been heating up on Youku. It asks if the ad is funny, sexist or both? more ›

From the cut-and-paste of actual Bond scenes to the homemade CG to the misspelled "T1HS SUMMER," this is some quality shanzhai. In fact, we can't help but think that there would be a market for inserting yourself into movie trailers - it could be like those funny photo frames you see at amusement parks, only a full mp4 file instead! more ›

Yes, we realize Jay Chou's music all sounds the same but we love him anyway. Heck, even this mashup of fifteen (FIFTEEN!) of his songs sounds pretty good to us. Where can we get the mp3? more ›

We don't have words for this kung fu-inspired meat bun frivolity, except that it's awesome. In this edition, Super Baozi sings Jay Chou's Dragon Fist while handling nunchakus. If you liked it, we recommend you check out Sun Haipeng's vimeo page for another great video. more ›

The title says it all: some guy is riding a scooter with a watermelon balanced on his head. Chinasmack has translated some of the Youku comments for us, but most of them are just people amazed that a guy is riding a scooter with a watermelon balanced on his head. Did you hear that? A GUY IS RIDING A SCOOTER WITH A WATERMELON BALANCED ON HIS HEAD. more ›

While some of our readers are lucky enough to live in far off lands of fast internet and access to that thing called YouTube, the many of us here in China are stuck behind the ever-present and always annoying Great Firewall. So how do we at Shanghaiist still have access to our favorite timewasters websites like Facebook and Twitter? Does it have something to do with our obvious awesomeness? Well, yes and no. more ›

Yes, it's been a very serious day, which means we need to wash it down tonight with something a little more silly - like this ad about making money multiply. Hopefully you're already at home because this vid could be considered a little NOT SAFE FOR WORK. Those crazy German ad companies - what will they think of next? Also, watch for a Chairman Mao cameo near the end. All we can say is... Don't do it! He'll either confiscate or tear up any money babies you make after the first one! more ›

So not only is Wonder Girl's song "Nobody" a phenomenon here - we've seen it performed by groups of high school students and lonely androgynous chubsters, it's apparently loved everywhere! What is it about this catchy Korean tune that makes it so no one, no matter where they are, can stop humming/dancing to it? more ›

Things you can learn from this video: 1. Breakdancing has finally become popular enough in China for high school students to get pretty decent at it. Our little brothers, who may or may not have done battle against Chinese students only to sigh about the lack of competition here compared to Japan and Korea, would be proud. more ›

One of the most hilarious things we've seen all week is this: “Most Niu Traffic Police Officer Directs Traffic While Dancing Cha Cha.” We don't know if we really need to say anything more, except to repeat the words of several of the netizens: 顶！(ding) more ›

We've been told by some of our more avid TV-watching Chinese friends that the best way to win a super star competition in this country is to be curiously androgynous. In that case, get this kid a contract now! We haven't heard his singing voice, but his dancing has already beat half the competition. Also loving: his choice in music. Nothing like the Wonder Girls' Nobody But You to brighten up your mid-day. more ›

Another day, another woman losing it at the Hong Kong International Airport. No rolling on the floor or wailing this time around, just a China-style scream-out at the airport staff. Near the end of the video the sound goes out, but we think we heard Southern China Airlines (中国南方航空). Could this be another viral, like the Sharks Fin Soup Auntie? more ›

We don't know what prompted a bunch of people to reenact the seminal video game, Super Mario Bro.s, but we're glad they did. Live Mario runs through pipes, snags a mushroom to grow bigger, hits a star to become invincible and jumps for the flag. The only thing missing: someone from the Mushroom Kingdom to tell him "Thank you Mario, but our Princess is in another castle." more ›

Since Youtube's still blocked, we've decided to go old school and give you an animated gif instead for today. There's something magical about the way animated gifs repeat over and over again, so that even though you've watched it once, you keep watching it and then suddenly you realize you've been staring at a baby falling repeatedly for a good five minutes. more ›

We strongly suspect that this is nothing more than a way to parody Airport Auntie while getting the point across that sharks fin soup is a morally reprehensible delicacy... but there's something about watching Hong Kong people wig out that just tickles our fancy. more ›

Cathay Pacific has given an apology and an upgrade to “Airport Auntie,” the hysterical older Chinese woman who had a complete breakdown in the Hong Kong International Airport after she missed her flight. more ›

Some of us here have tried our hand at learning Kung Fu before, and one of the reasons we've quit is because of 7-year-olds like Guo Siping. Guo, who appeared on the 2008 championship round of “Sunshine Kids” and now has a film contract, reminds of exactly the type of primary school student that used to titter in the background as we struggled to touch our toes. more ›

It's Thursday and you're slouched in your office chair bored out of your f*cking mind. We're here to help with the following two suggestions: You can download and play the new game, Jumpman, OR put the video below on loop + fullscreen, and loose yourself in its strangely hypnotic, mesmerising and enchanting visuals. Until your boss decides to jump on you from behind, that is.
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