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Comment on Why these old Japanese vending machines are genius in ~tech
TMinfidel Link ParentJust like my last trip to Diamond city.Just like my last trip to Diamond city.
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Comment on Why these old Japanese vending machines are genius in ~tech
TMinfidel LinkI think the vending machine phenomena in Japan is great. It's the perfect blend of obsession with technology and convenience in obtaining drinks and snacks. In the UK it's normally only can/bottle...I think the vending machine phenomena in Japan is great. It's the perfect blend of obsession with technology and convenience in obtaining drinks and snacks. In the UK it's normally only can/bottle vending machines, those terrible snack ones where things get stuck halfway, or the eve worse hot drink vending machines that Arthur Dent was so critical of.
I also think it's simultaneously amazing and weird that people (myself included) would consider travelling halfway around the world to visit another country and culture and want to spend a portion of that time trying vending machines.
I'd love to have one, but since they're illegal in the UK it's put me off buying my own. The illegality of them doesn't seem to stop anyone else, but I worry I'd be the one to be picked on and have it confiscated. I previously bought an e-unicycle, but it absolutely killed my ankles and felt dangerous at both low and high speeds.
My partner lives in Nottingham, so we often hire the Superpedestrian ones they have, but since there's no way to know how much battery is left before you unlock one, I've had a couple of occasions where it just stops and locks you out before I've got to my destination. It's also not very convenient to carry a helmet around on the off chance you may choose to hire one. The original trial with Link scooters had helmets included, but of course they all got stolen or broken.