“Don’t worry… they replaced the dog a few days later.”

“The objective of the game is pretty simple. Players of the opposing team need to be knocked out with snowballs. But of course, there are more technicalities involved. For instance, the field on which Yukigassen is played is a 44 X 12 yard rectangle divided by red and blue lines, similar to the layout of a hockey rink. Three periods, three minutes in duration each, constitute the match. The team that wins two out of three is ultimately the winner of the match. A period could either be won by having more standing players than the team at the opposite end, or by capturing the other team’s flag without getting hit by their snowballs. Currently, there are over 2,000 Yukigassen teams in Japan alone. The sport is gaining momentum worldwide too, especially in the United States.” w/ photos + video

“This takes furrys to a whole new level.” — stalker7d7

“The most rubber bands stretched over the face are 74, and were achieved by Ayumu Kato on the set of Bikkuri Chojin Special #4, in Kanagawa, Japan.”

“And the next project will be designing and building a robot that can comb your teeth and laugh at your bananas.” — dpattiris

“Lately, motion capture is mostly restricted to near-static movements. With these elastic cables, the human body movement is more easily replicated since you can move wherever the hell you want without worrying about it breaking.” — nisbahmumtaz909

“They get to have cool playground equipment like this in Japan because their mom’s have no word for WORRY.” — arredalhe9

“I’m not just thinking sushi.” — RosieCornwall

“Developed by Japan’s Vstone robotics, in concert with Nissin, the Cup Noodle guys, this thing looks just like a regular old ramen noodle cup when you first get it. But start cooking up some noodles, set the timer, and watch ROBONOODLE rise! Here, check it out in all of its beauty. Now watch the uprising of the first noodle robot army… Yatta!” w/ photos + videos

“OK, what’s going on? Shiro is too big to fit in that small bowl. He doesn’t move at all, even his whiskers don’t twitch — is that just his head in the bowl?” — 46mica