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  • A YouTube video showing someone using dried ramen noodles to fix a hole in a porcelain sink lit up Twitter, Instagram and Facebook this week
  • Previous videos have shown ramen being used to fix things like a dent in a car – but are they having us on, or is this a recipe for DIY success?
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Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei markets are a world-famous landmark, virtually impossible to picture to anyone who hasn't been there: Endless racks of every electronic component and product you can think of, packed side by side in thousands of little stores stretching across multiple floors in a cluster of buildings in Shenzhen. It's more than a geeky tourist attraction, of course, with many tech trends emerging from a place where it's so easy to combine parts to create something crazy, like the hoverboard or fidget spinner. But as Masha found, stores are closing down. Is Huaqiangbei a relic of the past?

Chinese developer uses Epic’s Unreal Engine to create an epic, futuristic city with touches of Hong Kong

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We’ve seen Wolverine’s claw and Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet in the movies. Now a group of makers -- DIY enthusiasts who like to build things themselves -- are replicating these Marvel gadgets in real life. Check out our video to see their amazing creations.

In the electronics manufacturing capital of the world, Lit Liao is trying to teach people to look beyond mass-produced goods. Liao is part of the maker movement -- which celebrates building things yourself. “I figured that I can learn almost anything from the internet, from the community,” says Liao. “After I was touched by maker culture, I wanted to bring it to mainland China.”