Meanwhile, the next installment of wacky Japanese junk is ... heart shaped bubble wrap!
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But it doesn't end there. Popping the stuff is so much fun you can buy ...
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... Pucchin Sukatto, a 10 x 10-cm bubble-wrap sheet developed purely for popping purposes. Pucchin is the description in Japanese of the sound made when you pop bubble wrap, and sukatto means to feel refreshed.
To make users feel the latter, the bubble-wrap sheets are made of special polyethylene that creates a sharper sound than your standard bubble wrap when the bubbles are burst.
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Worried about the environment? take heart:
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... toy maker Bandai put a key chain called Mugen Putiputi (meaning Unlimited Putiputi) on the market ..... Dangling off the key chain are eight bubbles made with a special plastic material that users can pop as many times as they wish — after being popped, they inflate, ready to go again.
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But there is a serious side to all this:
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"Putiputi sleeping bags are therefore very convenient when you have to stay in the office at night," Sugiyma explains. "Also, these sleeping bags can be emergency items, such as when we have earthquakes. In fact, we sent 300 bubble-wrap sleeping bags to Niigata Prefecture in 2003 when the area was struck by a big earthquake."
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