Shell Shaped Umbrellas
We don’t understand why the Japanese people always have to be unique, but hey, if they weren’t Japanite! wouldn’t have anything to write about.
This uniquely designed umbrellas are from a Canadian artists, who makes them in Tokyo. The inspiration came from the natural shape of shells.
Read the full interview with the designer at [PingMag]
Meet the Flower Fire Extinguisher
Let’s suppose that you are in the kitchen, cooking some great noodles and suddenly a fire bursts out. What do you do? Of course, you take out the Flower Extinguisher!
This $21 unique flower is not just an ordinary plastic flower. It is covered with special chemicals that “choke” the fire instantly. The logic behind the product is that it more nice to have some flowers in the kitchen, than a large ugly fire extinguisher. Just don’t forget to call 911, we don’t want to bring some flowers to your funeral.
See the flower in action:
Weird Summer Gadgets From Japan
It’s getting hot in Tokyo, and Japanese crazy gadgets are starting to appear in the shops, to help Japanese get a bit cooler.
USB Necktie
This is an improved model of last year necktie. In the necktie you can find a small fan that gets you fresh air while sitting in the office. It may look exciting, but think what will happen if you get up and forget that you are chained to your laptop with a USB cable. And we don’t want to even start thinking what your peers will think of you. And that cute receptionist? Don’t count on a date tonight. All of this for the price of only 27 dollars. [Product Page]
New Hybrid Helps You Listen To Your Wife While Driving
One of the great frustrations of men around the world is that they cannot hear their wife while they drive. Women have the great habit of giving you good advices on the road, and you always want to listen carefully to them. “You should have taken the right turn, honey”, “Why are you driving so fast?” or “what have you got from bypassing this old woman that drives so slowly?” And such great questions.
It is frustrating when you buy a new car and what to hear your wife’s comments clearly inside the car. We know that your enjoyment from the car will not be complete without these useful comments.
Japanese go for Weddings in Space
It’s a known saying that in Tokyo you can really see the future. But again Japanese people surprise us with their ideas.
If you want a spectacular wedding, why not doing it in space? A new service in Japan let you book your space wedding in advance from the now. The new service is being offered by Rocketplane, a company in Japan that plans on space trips, in cooperation with First advantage (a marketing company), and Ladirb, a Japanese wedding planning company.
Meet Japan Hottest Sex Grandpa
Japanese people don’t make too much sex. According to a survey by the world health organization and published two months ago, 25% of the married couples in Japan haven’t made sex in the last year. 38% of couples in their 50’s have no sex at all.
So it’s very surprising to meet one of Japan busiest porn star - Shigeo Tokuda (stage name). Tokuda, which is 73, is working for the last 14 years in the adult films industry.
He played in more than 350 movies and in hits like: Forbidden Elderly Care and Maniac Training of Lolitas. According to his studio manager, the Japanese audience is tired from the usual plots, and a story between a married woman and her father in-law gets the job done.
Tokuda says he plans to retire only when he’ll turn 80. With advertisement like this in Japan, we can see a new even new revenue streams for him as an actor in locks commercials.
via [Time Magazine]
Sexy Japanese ad for..Hmm..Locks??
We all know that sex sells, but this Japanese manufacturer surely took this a step ahead. This is how he advertises its product (click to enlarge):
Meet Angela:
Charge Your Car from the Tap
Japanese inventors are great. They brought us Robo-Dogs, Goggles that can help us find things and of course, how can we forget the wireless hello kitty phone. But this time they have something really great and that’s inventing a car that runs on water.
You’ve heard us right. No need for high oil prices, no need to go to wars in far away countries.
All you need to do is to take a garden hose and put in the fuel tank. The process works with a fuel cell that breaks the water into their basic ingredients: Hydrogen and oxygen.
Meet the Origami Robot
A surgeon from Japan has used a robotic surgical system to fold some papers. The result is amazing.
The system in the video is called the Da Vinci system and it’s made by Intuitive Surgical from Sunnyvale in California. The system allows the surgeon to perform tasks in HD video while moving the robotic hands. COOL!
"Tokyo Sky Tree" Will be the Highest Tower in the World
Japanese strive for excellence, that’s why many world records are set in Japan. Only last week a Japanese woman broke the record for the longest eyebrow hair, and now the Japanese are after a more serious record: world highest metal tower.
The name for the tower will be “Tokyo Sky Tree”, or Tōkyō Sukai Tsurii ,and it will be finished in 2011. 610 meters of concrete and steel, in the heart of Tokyo. If you also want a tower like this in your back yard, you should prepare some money. The cost of the tower is estimated in 60 billion yen or 555 million dollars (if you still believe in the dollar).
For those of you that are concerned what will happen to the tower during earthquakes, you should know that in the bottom of the tower you will find a five tier concrete “pagodas” that are supposes to withstand very strong earthquakes.
