great japanese inventions (1)
Saturday, March 28, 2009
.....that may or may not have been invented in Japan.
The Vending Machine
The vending machine can be found on every street corner throughout the country. They sell everything from memories of the Edo period to wigs with anger management issues. But perhaps most surprisingly of all, you can buy chilled drinks in cans too.
For people walking down the street while shaving, vending machines with batteries are a lifesaver, for as you can imagine, arriving at work with only half a beard could well cause loss of face, even though you can still see half of it.
A vending machine selling batteries for people who shave while walking.
300 yen for two big ones, suitable for giant shavers.
Occasionally machines are painted bright colours to ensure that you'll feel compelled to put money into it should you pass it by of a morning or possibly at another time of day....
A very pink vending machine.
Many machines gather in small groups and sell booze together under an awning....
.....while others display breasts in an effort to gain attention, even though the machine isn't actually selling breasts....
Someone putting money into this machine hoping for breasts in return will be disappointed.
With so many vending machines around the country vying for business, the ones that can't cut it fall by the wayside....
....and are left to rot....
A knackered vending machine.
Competition is fierce and unrelenting, and as a result some companies use grammatically correcting English with excelent speling to get the attention of passers-by....
Some prices are postively crushed all the way down to almost nothing....
The vending machine. Open for business - always (apart from the ones selling alcohol, which shut down in the evening).
The Vending Machine
The vending machine can be found on every street corner throughout the country. They sell everything from memories of the Edo period to wigs with anger management issues. But perhaps most surprisingly of all, you can buy chilled drinks in cans too.
For people walking down the street while shaving, vending machines with batteries are a lifesaver, for as you can imagine, arriving at work with only half a beard could well cause loss of face, even though you can still see half of it.
A vending machine selling batteries for people who shave while walking.
300 yen for two big ones, suitable for giant shavers.
Occasionally machines are painted bright colours to ensure that you'll feel compelled to put money into it should you pass it by of a morning or possibly at another time of day....
A very pink vending machine.
Many machines gather in small groups and sell booze together under an awning....
.....while others display breasts in an effort to gain attention, even though the machine isn't actually selling breasts....
Someone putting money into this machine hoping for breasts in return will be disappointed.
With so many vending machines around the country vying for business, the ones that can't cut it fall by the wayside....
....and are left to rot....
A knackered vending machine.
Competition is fierce and unrelenting, and as a result some companies use grammatically correcting English with excelent speling to get the attention of passers-by....
Some prices are postively crushed all the way down to almost nothing....
The vending machine. Open for business - always (apart from the ones selling alcohol, which shut down in the evening).
