I like how they have a midget class and a "top fuel" class, so to speak.
I would still take the Goggo, it's more practical. :p
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I like how they have a midget class and a "top fuel" class, so to speak.
I would still take the Goggo, it's more practical. :p
Crazy Honda City Ad.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAYd2AK53P8&feature=channel_page"]YouTube - HONDA CITY CM 『ホンダ シティ』[/ame]
Crazy and Japanese advertising usually go hand in hand.
Not crazy. Madness! Pun intended.
(you know, Madness, as in 'Our House', 'House of Fun' and whatnot)
[quote=Rasmus;892020]God is out tractor pulling with his 42 cyl., 147 ltr, 16KNm producing Russian boat engine.[/quote]
That thing is ridiculous! Where was the engine used originaly? a boat?
and being Japanese ... it was CHEAP COPY of Madness :)
I just love how they've added the "Honda! Honda! Honda! Honda!" bit. Brilliant that is.
[quote=clutch-monkey;891078]
also iirc this is similar to what they do in the shock absorbers in ferrari's etc[/quote]
Very cool video. There's something very organic yet mechanical about those two tower thingys. I mean, it reminds me of a pine tree as well as the turbine blades inside a jet engine.
Also, the video looks like it's been speeded up a lot. I wonder how quickly that stuff magnetizes? Also, is that liquid still liquid, or does it have some resistance to it? Or does it freeze solid like ice? Interesting stuff.
[quote=Rockefella;892392]Crazy and Japanese advertising usually go hand in hand.[/quote]
[quote=Rasmus;892397]Not crazy. Madness! Pun intended.
(you know, Madness, as in 'Our House', 'House of Fun' and whatnot)[/quote]
[quote=Matra et Alpine;892468]and being Japanese ... it was CHEAP COPY of Madness :)[/quote]
[quote=Rasmus;892474]I just love how they've added the "Honda! Honda! Honda! Honda!" bit. Brilliant that is.[/quote]
Yeah, I couldn't help but laugh at how 80's the ad felt. Plus the ad was just way over the top. I nearly fell over laughing.
But hey, that's Japan for ya! Quirky since who knows when. :D
I think Japan's quirkiness originated in the post-WWII era when there was a fundamental backlash against traditional Japanese conservatism and an embrace of things more American.
[quote=Kitdy;892554]I think Japan's quirkiness originated in the post-WWII era when there was a fundamental backlash against traditional Japanese conservatism and an embrace of things more American.[/quote]
I don't think being American = weird.
But hey, who knows.
I think it was in part due to the exposure to a more liberal society - their music, their sport, their lifestyle, etc. The rejection of traditional Japanese values after the war - for whatever reason - I think was the genesis of Japanese quirkiness.
[quote=Kitdy;892562]I think it was in part due to the exposure to a more liberal society - their music, their sport, their lifestyle, etc. The rejection of traditional Japanese values after the war - for whatever reason - I think was the genesis of Japanese quirkiness.[/quote]
I don't think they fully rejected their traditional values, I think they just added to them to make them less rigid. Oh well, we're going way off topic now. :D
[quote=NSXType-R;892568]I don't think they fully rejected their traditional values, I think they just added to them to make them less rigid. Oh well, we're going way off topic now. :D[/quote]
I like the fact that both traditional japanese values and quirkiness can live together in modern Japan. I love also the fact the fact that they are so different to western values.
I'd love going to Japan with an expert.
too much talking without a video
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZU6NTaZ2Ig&feature=player_embedded"]YouTube - F-150 Jet Truck[/ame]