Giant Robot

[Jccarlton]

Just Because:

[Schneibster]

Frustrated again and acting out.

Next will be pictures of nuclear explosions.

[GIThruster]

Cool. Any idea where this is?

[Jccarlton]

Cool. Any idea where this is?

Ghibli Museum, Mitaka Japan. Wonderful place. My camera.

[GIThruster]

You can see why when Sam Witwicky first met Bumblebee he assured Mikaela that it must be Japanese.

[Schneibster]

Actually the coolest piece of Japanese technology I have ever personally seen is a robot that sensed my presence, slowed down, and played a tune so I would notice it and get out of its way. It was carrying a couple million dollars worth of wafers. I had no idea but its automation and good ergonomics prompted the appropriate response on my part anyway.

That's good design.

[Jccarlton]

You can see why when Sam Witwicky first met Bumblebee he assured Mikaela that it must be Japanese.

Weird stuff comes from Japan, everybody knows that.

[Schneibster]

The Japanese are picky. It means their stuff is made meticulously.

[Schneibster]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/frick,_Austria

Yes really.



It's pronounced to rhyme with "booking" in English.

They're getting angry about having to replace the sign.

[Jccarlton]

Even bigger giant robot:

[GIThruster]

GFor those who aren't familiar, giant robots are a part of Japanese culture as much as giant monsters and very advanced cameras. Anime for all ages exists in Japan. It's odd that a culture that presumes only children eat sweets, will sit down across every demographic and watch giant robots.

Great pics! This second one looks to be about 70' tall? Looks like the Mechwarrior Griffin.

[Jccarlton]

GFor those who aren't familiar, giant robots are a part of Japanese culture as much as giant monsters and very advanced cameras. Anime for all ages exists in Japan. It's odd that a culture that presumes only children eat sweets, will sit down across every demographic and watch giant robots.

Great pics! This second one looks to be about 70' tall? Looks like the Mechwarrior Griffin.

Gundam, and yes it's 70' tall at least. MechWarrior(battletech) stole bunch of Japanese mech designs when they first started making the game. Got them in real trouble later.