Curioblog: featuring unusual gifts, gadgets and curiosities |
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Infants less than a year old stop crying when they watch the advertisement for "Takemoto Piano" |
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Hiyokomame is a kit that will help you learn to master the use of chopsticks. All you have to do is catch baby chicks. |
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Creative breakfast toasts |
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Italian design studio Joe Velluto has created Adesign, an “anti-design” manifesto that propounds the creation of dysfunctional and useless objects. |
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A Japanese program teaches tricks that make day-to-day life easier |
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It's a cute and cuddly rabbit-shaped stuffed animal, but when you open the zipper down its back... it turns into a bag! Carry it around all the time and you’ll be sure to feel happy and loved. |
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This camera was designed in Japan and combines all the charm of instant cameras with the technology of digital photography. |
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A Tenugui is a traditional multi-functional Japanese towel. It's use and design have been reinvented with innovative patterns. It's the perfect thank-you gift. |
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A 24-hour television fund-raising program presents this interesting experiment |
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The Japanese love to take part in extravagant experiments that are really over-the-top. On this particular occasion the experiment involved a giant plastic bag full of helium. We all know that when you inhale this gas your voice comes out with a very high pitch. But, what would happen if an orchestra played inside this bag? What would it sound like?
This experiment was done on a TV program called “24 jikan terevi” (24-Hour Television), which is broadcast once a year for 24 uninterrupted hours dedicated to fund-raising for charity.
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They don’t need to be decorated or given a special place in your living room. |
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