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Manya Koetse

Jan 25 • 4 tweets • 2 min read

What are they fighting about? It's about a vibrating device that was installed by the lady downstairs to take revenge on her noisy upstairs neighbors. It can drive people crazy and the noise can make them dizzy (and apparently very agressive)...

The device is called a 'Floor Shaker' (震楼器) and is sold on Taobao and elsewhere as a magical tool to get back at your noisy upstairs neigbors by making their floor vibrate, creating a quiet environment for you and your family 😂

More expensive models come with wifi and can be controlled from your phone, so you can torment your upstairs neighbors even when you're not home yourself! Read more here: whatsonweibo.com/the-zhenlouqi-…

Found an older video about a dispute between neighbors involving the zhenlouqi and the noise is much worse than I expected it to be.

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