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101 Unuseless Ideas from Japan
 
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101 Unuseless Ideas from Japan (Paperback)
by Kenji Kawakami (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars 2 customer reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (23 Oct 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006386725
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006386728
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 601,292 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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A collection of the best of Kawakami's bizarre inventions: the portable crossing - cross the street safely when and where you want; the bath body suit - take a warming bath without getting wet; and walk 'n' wash ankle-attachable laundry tanks - do your washing while walking.

 
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4.0 out of 5 stars More stuff I thought I needed, but didn't, 2 Oct 2000
By A Customer
The Japanese have given us many things, the centre of innvoation and technology, and never has it been so pointless, useless and often wacky. You can find complete rubbish, from golf clubs to dry clothes, a mask to smoke as many cigarettes as you can. They are insane. They give clear ads, and ways which they are used. It is a great way to spend in a pointless way.

After reading for a while though, it is enjoyable, but becomes slightly tedious. similarly useless inventions, that you thought no-one would think of. It will provide a laugh for a bit, and a good thing to show your mates, but it will get slightly boring. It is not something that you will be out of your head laughing with either. Never-the less, this is original, innovative, certainly clever, enjoyable, smirk provoking, and will get you beginning to wonder about the Japanese, and leave you with many interesting thoughts.

Good book, and something which you will look back on again and again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest Book We Have, 20 Jun 2003
By Gontroppo "Music and Theology Lover" (Bathurst, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This book is the funniest one on our shelves. The pictures and text are hilarious. It is great to get it out every now and again and laugh yourself silly.
My descriptions will not do the book justice [you will need to see the pictures to appreciate what I am saying], but here are a few of my favourite unuseless inventions featured in the book:
Duster Slippers for Cats [socks for your cat, with little mops attached, so that the cat dusts the floor as it moves around]
The Backscratcher's T Shirt [which has a grid on it so that you can tell people exactly where to scratch]
The Hydrophobe's Bath Body Suit [so that you can have a bath without getting wet]
The Heavy Smoker's Mask [so that you can smoke 14 cigarettes at once]

Highly recommended

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