The juxtaposition presented here with these dinosaur chopsticks is a bit baffling, but there’s no arguing kids will probably love them and their one-piece design. But really, chopsticks are ancient, but not this ancient.
I’ve never looked at a pair of chopsticks and thought to myself, “…if I could only use these as napkin holder rings.” Then again, I am not a designer.
I failed miserably trying to catch a fly with chopsticks in Mr. Miyagi’s Fly Catcher Game. Honestly, it’s because a fat woman in a green shirt walked by and made it go wonky. [ITP]
I hate the way most white people eat Asian food: Drowning white rice in soy sauce, shoveling cream cheese-stuffed “sushi” into their mouths, pretty much the entire sorry spectacle. The Chopsticks Aid is for them.
Japanese manufacturer Kotobukiya unveiled these awesome Lightsaber chopsticks at last week’s Celebration Japan–a huge event that marked the 30th anniversary of the Japanese Star Wars premiere. Unfortunately, there is no word on a pricing or release date for the chopsticks, but if they ever make it on sale in the States I will never use a fork again. [Rebelscum via Topless Robot via Likecool]
Shuhei Ogawara spent two years of his life collecting 7,382 wood disposable chopsticks from his office cafeteria, glued them together in three months, and applied a polyester coat to build this 4-metre long, 29-kilo canoe. He still doesn’t know if it’s going to float or not, however, but I think it’s cool enough as it is. Next, Mr. Shuhei is expected to build a 1:1 72,800-tonne replica of the battleship Yamato, complete with four 19.7-foot propellers and nine 18.1-inch cannons, all made from gluing about 15.2 million soy sauce containers, 26.3 million empty bento boxes, and an undetermined amount of old mochi for coating. [Pink Tentacle]
My parents have reached the awkward age of “pretty old”, which means they’re so picky about cleanliness that they carry their own chopsticks out to eat. Rather than call them weirdos, which I already have, I can buy them these FlipSticks folding chopsticks. This way they can fit two sets in the space of a single pair, plus have something to fiddle with while complaining about the wait staff. Then again, it’s US$22 for a pair, which has to violate some kind of obscenity law in a Southern state. [Amazon via Uncrate]
