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Home Depot is closing its last seven big-box stores in China, citing a lack of a DIY ethos among the Chinese. But while sales may be flat, but China's maker culture is anything but.

Posted 9.17.12 at 11:30 am 2 Comments

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A Homemade Helo

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This self-educated Chinese gentleman from Guangdong Province in eastern China spent nearly a decade and $3,000 on his homemade helicopter. It's not the most stable contraption you've likely ever seen, but we reiterate: this guy made his own helicopter. See it in flight here.

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Read the article: Hey, Home Depot: Just Because You Failed In China Doesn't Mean China Doesn't DIY

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killerT

09/18/12 at 3:59 pm

Umm, this looks like an Angel-CH7 without the cockpit.
I'm sorry, but FAKE!

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quasi44

09/20/12 at 8:58 pm

Don't care if it's fake or not, or a homemade Angel or not. I'd want to make some materials changes and minor structurals, but it looks basically fine to me for low altitude VFR.

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