Monday, April 13, 2009

The Lobster Claw Machine

When you hear the words "Lobster Claw Machine" what comes to mind? A machine filled with toys for you to grab with a big mechanical claw right? Wrong! It's exactly what the name implies: a machine filled with live lobsters for you to grab with a big mechanical claw.

As inhumane as it sounds, my friends and I spent up to 20,000 won (roughly 20 dollars) trying to grab one of those big guys. However, we had a chance with only one of the lobsters that was light enough for the claw to carry, which resulted in a good deal of torture for that particular lobster. Sadly in the end, we went home empty-handed.

I didn't have my camera on me, unfortunately, but I did find this similar Japanese UFO catcher on the internet.













The best part is, if you do catch a lobster, no one cooks it for you afterward. There isn't even a bag with which you can carry him home. So I guess if you didn't want to cook it you could always keep it as a pet. Just don't "accidentally" give it a hot bath like Homer Simpson did with his.

5 comments:

  1. dude peter that is so cruel

    and in response to your comment on my blog, the thing was so heavy that even with 12 people, we couldn't make it spin that fast. the spinning wouldn't affect their dancing that much either, right?

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  2. HAHAHA
    youre so cruel.
    BUT you should keep trying until you get one! :D

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  3. wow i succeeded with commenting..

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  4. i wonder if they get fed hehe

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  5. I love it! Very creative!That's actually really cool.
    謝謝你的文章分享,請你有空到我

    參觀,Thanks

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