And I thought the Japanese would always opt for robots.
A Japanese woman tried to break the world record for non-blinking - watch until the end of the video to see if she succeeds.
Okay sorry - it’s just an ad but it sure is funny right? And the woman really controlled her blink especially when she sneezed! And seeing the woman with the big eyes and with the focus of the story on blinking, I was blinking like crazy while watching the video.
Anyway, I’ve tried to search for the actual record but I don’t think it exists (it’s not on the internet, therefore, it doesnt exist :P ). Still, the woman in the ad didn’t close her eyes when she sneezed, that’s a pretty amazing feat in itself.
What are the Japanese eating over there? They’re always one-step forward than the rest of us. A demolition firm in Japan has adopted a game methodology of removing a doll made of stacked pieces, one by one starting from the bottom while not toppling it over to a real life task.
What they are doing is demolishing a 20-floor building by removing each level, floor by floor starting from the bottom to the top. They start by placing a set of strong computer-controlled jacks, replacing the column supporting the building. After they cleared everything on that floor, the jacks would slowly come down.
And then they start on the next floor. According to the firm, this is safer, faster by 20% (if bombed they would have to scrape through the debris), less noise and air pollution, and finally the materials can be recycled.
Watch the following time-lapse video and stand in awe of the Japs.
In case you’re curious, here’s the game that inspired them - it’s called Daruma-Otoshi.
Meet Keiko Wakabayshi, a 77-year old grandmother who was hired by the Italian military to teach their soldiers martial arts.
She only stands at 5ft but she is able to sweep the floor using built-up bodies of mostly 6ft Italian elite paratroopers.
She’s a master of jujitsu, judo, kendo, kenjutsu and karate. She herself is a descendant of a samurai warrior family and her master is another samurai warrior by the name of Kisshomaru Ueshiba, who’s grandfather founded the Japanese martial art aikido.
Her motto is “Don’t think it’s unbelievable” and judging by the bodies she flung, she’s living her motto.
I hope the soldiers adapt this motto too quick or they’ll be catcalls of them being floored by a granny during their martial arts classes.
News links:
Italian soldiers floored by 77-year-old Japanese woman
Jujitsu master, 77, trains paratroopers
