The anodized aluminum cup stores a flip-out tripodstand, gas canister and self-igniting burner that all lock securely into each other (and weigh in at roughly one pound).
In the southern China boom town of Shenzhen last month, four young women started up their own reporting team for a "shanzhai television station" that spoofs local news and uses a camera tripod fashioned from a fan stand and a toilet plunger.