Showing posts with label shinjuku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shinjuku. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Safety First

The other day, I was waiting for a friend outside of Shinjuku Station. I noticed that a small crowd had gathered around a strange trailer-like contraption. And by "gathered", I mean "almost entirely ignored".



Still, it is often worth braving public disinterest in the search for randomness.

Fortunately for me, dear reader, and for you, that little contraption happened to be an Air Bag Simulator.



Fortunately, the speed is set to around seven kilometres per hour. Thus, this simulator is only intended to show you what it is like to crash an airbag equipped ride-on lawnmower.





Of course, this is Japan, so a few key things are important.

1) Be sure not to equip the passenger side with an Airbag.



2) Be sure to allow children to come along. Lawsuits? What lawsuits?

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

The "Advertising Created With A Dartboard" Department Presents....

Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


Time for a simple test:

Shinjuku is:

a) A city in Japan

b) Part of Tokyo

c) A "New Hotel"

d) all of the above


DRESS UP is:

a) An advertising campaign

b) Mr. The best children's show EVER.

c)
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
and
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

d) all of the above.


MYLORD is

a) An upscale department store

b) an expression of surprise.

c)
Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

d) all of the above.


The Pig is

a) Probably a lot more effective in this ad than I am giving him/her/it credit for.

b) Supposed to be representative of high class customers

c) Advertising clothing...naked.

d) all of the above.

Bonus points:

e) Also displayed on a huge four story sign in what is probably the busiest commuter district in the world.









Answers: All of the answers are correct. You Win.