In case you are concerned about your personal safety, the Kitsune Noir blog has noted that designer Aya Tsukioka has created a skirt that unfolds to become a realistic looking vending machine in order to hide from would be attackers. Somehow though, I don’t think this will work on the mean streets of the South Bronx or Johannesburg!
In a second equally entertaining video, Pierre-Francois Metayer of PFMproductionz explains the various components of the Chinese character for “electricity” in Cantonese:
Pierre-Francois Metayer of PFMproductionz has produced this amusing video to help non-Mandarin speakers to learn how to speak (some) Mandarin:
Or as James Taranto best summarized it in the Wall Street Journal: "The Norwegian Nobel Committee makes President Obama look ridiculous."
Here is an odd story from several newspapers (including Daily Mail, The Independent and the Toronto Star) that is also being picked up by several aviation and travel blogs, including the Wend blog and the Dallas Morning News’ Airline Biz blog. Apparently, All Nippon Airways (ANA) is now asking passengers to use the toilet before boarding the aircraft so that they will weigh less and help to cut carbon emissions (and cut the overall cost for fuel as well). The theory behind the request is simple: empty bowels and bladders will mean lighter passengers and hence lighter aircraft and lower fuel usage (and not to mention some additional cost savings for the airline). However, this is definitely better than the Ryanair idea to charge passengers to use the onboard toilet!
The Vampire Café is a gothic themed restaurant in Tokyo’s Ginza district and a bit creepy to say the least. Apparently, waitresses are dressed up as French maids…
Why you have to love the Chinese as this is what they show on their flights!
“Swine influenza comes from America… spreads around the world… its true name is A(H1N1)… what a shame!”
Read the whole story on the Wall Street Journal’s China Real Time Report blog.
“Around a dozen Japanese tourists a year need psychological treatment after visiting Paris as the reality of unfriendly locals and scruffy streets clashes with their expectations.” Read the full story on MSNBC.
Nyotaimori is the Japanese practice of eating sushi or sashimi or from the body of a woman who is usually naked. Buon Appetite!
Modern toilet paper is the result of American entrepreneurism and innovation and it further got a boast by being recommended by both doctors and plumbers. To learn more about this modern miracle product, read this Mental Floss article.
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