Moneygami: Origami from Banknotes

Moneygami is the gentle craft of making origami from banknotes. Here’s a sampling.

How to Picky Up a Slithering, Slimy Live Eel With Your Bare Hands

Here’s a video demonstrating what to do if you’re ever forced to snag a slippery live eel with your bare hands.

Hey, Who Made Bubbles in My Chocolate Sauce Bath?

A chocolate sauce therapeutic bath at Japan’s Yunessun Spa Resort.

Sanyo’s Solar Penis Is Bigger Than Yours

Sanyo Electronics has constructed something they call the Solar Ark — testimony to the company’s green energy commitment. Too bad it looks like a solar penis.

The Strange, Sad Tale of Nasubi, the Real Life Japanese Truman Show

The Japanese have some crazy ass TV shows. I stumbled on the story of Nasubi the other day and couldn’t believe what I was reading.
Back in the pre-Y2K days of 1998 Japanese TV producers held an audition for a new show. A comedian named Nasubi (Japanese for eggplant) “won” the audition and was blindfolded and [...]

Well Ain’t That Just the Cutest Little Robot Snowplow

We’ve been getting slammed with snow up here in Maine this winter. It’s been a record year for the white stuff and there’s a good three feet plus lying on the ground, even after after a day of warm temperatures and rain knocked a foot off the top a few weeks ago. Driving around town [...]

Japanese Robot Roundup: The Coolest, Strangest, and Wackiest Robot Action from the Land of the Rising Sun

Besides eating with sticks and watching huge dudes try to bump each other out of a ring, the Japanese are known for their love of robots. Walking robots, talking robots, fighting robots, even sexy robots. If it’s metal, has servo motors, and follows Asimov’s Three Laws, the chances are it’s hot in Japan.
Here’s a round [...]