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This is the World's First Electronic Feng Shui Compass
Posted by Jason Chen at 1:30 PM on November 12, 2008
I have no idea what a Feng Shui compass is supposed to do (even after reading that explanation), but I do know that this is the world's first electronic Feng Shui compass—and that's automatically awesome. Did the crazy people who invented Feng Shui 4,000 years ago imagine that their imaginary system of furniture placement and directional sitting would be adopted into something so...electronic? Would they be ashamed? Proud? Am I going to get killed like Bruce Lee for making fun of Feng Shui? Watch the video to find out. [Fortune Compass]
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GRocker
Posted 3:42 PM 12/11/08
i wonder who owns the rights to feng shui, i smell lawsuit if they find out
GRocker
cpthook
Posted 3:42 PM 12/11/08
I've invented a new gadget that finds all the hidden coastal property in Arizona. For a limited time, I'll let you pay me $19.95 for it.
cpthook
viatorci
Posted 4:23 PM 12/11/08
Will this still work after the Feng Shui poles flip?
viatorci
TurboFool
Posted 4:21 PM 12/11/08
Fantastic. Now instead of wasting thousands of dollars on quack Feng Shui "experts," we can waste a mere $19.95 on quack Feng Shui "compasses." What fantastic progress.
TurboFool
jamiesoncostello
Posted 4:55 PM 12/11/08
I would buy one of these, and it would inform me that I wasn't even Asian. Bummer.
jamiesoncostello
ajr
Posted 4:54 PM 12/11/08
@ajr: actually according to the compass south west is the direction for success
ajr
ajr
Posted 4:50 PM 12/11/08
It's basically an electronic magnetic compass that is marked with the symbols and ideas that are associated with the directions of north, south east and west. This next example may not be perfect but for example have the couch face north for success in the endeavors you take on in the room, put the chair east to enhance the feeling of love in the room.
ajr
Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine
Posted 6:19 PM 12/11/08
Nothing beats the charm of a good regular compass
Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine
winmac
Posted 6:07 PM 12/11/08
"a pistol with one shot, no additional powder, a compass that doesn't point north...hmmm...and i half expected it to be made of wood".
"you're absolutely the worst pirate i've ever heard of"
"Ahh, But you have heard of me"
winmac
xThadd
Posted 8:03 PM 12/11/08
A friend of mine's mother worked for quite a well-known fashion house here in the UK. Things weren't going so well, so they called in a Feng Shui expert, who pointed out that their wastepaper basket was on their money-making wall. Move it, and all will be well, he said.
Four weeks later they were bankrupt.
xThadd
Shnyzx
Posted 11:29 PM 12/11/08
Bruce Lee wasn't killed, he died from natural (rare but natural) causes. Maybe they would send Bruce Lee's spirit to kill you in revenge?
Shnyzx
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 12:08 AM 13/11/08
@xThadd: Correlation does not imply causation. Even if it shows up a Feng Shui expert.
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chefgon
Posted 11:55 PM 12/11/08
@xThadd:
I don't know if this story is true, but it makes me happy either way.
chefgon
Amiash
Posted 12:40 AM 13/11/08
i wonder if the chinise people would even consider using this.
Amiash
magiceraserss
Posted 2:15 AM 13/11/08
So you mention Bruce Lee, but the video clip is with Jet Li..umm ok.
Great Jet Li clip though! From one of his best movies: Fist of Legend.
magiceraserss
Noobs-R-Us
Posted 2:37 AM 13/11/08
"I have no idea what a Feng Shui compass is supposed to do (even after reading that explanation)"
and you call yourself Chinese?!? Dude, go get some knowledge.
Noobs-R-Us
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
Posted 11:40 AM 13/11/08
I wish I could find a copy of the Sealab 2021 episode "Murphy Murph and the Feng Shui Bunch".
Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->
xThadd
Posted 7:27 AM 14/11/08
@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->:
You're right. But it's not an argument in favour of Feng Shui, is it?
xThadd
xThadd
Posted 7:26 AM 14/11/08
@chefgon:
One hundred per cent. I just can't tell you the name of the fashion house.
xThadd
eemes
Posted 3:47 PM 12/11/08
nice use of clips..
eemes