23 July 2008

Weird Japanese products: "Black Magic" Q-tips

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Every year my friend goes to Japan and brings me back omiyage (a souvenir); every year I tell her she shouldn't have gone to the trouble. But this year's souvenir, which I just received, is too weird not to appreciate.

Photo above. You're probably asking yourself, as I did, why the heck would they make jet-black Q-tips? Think about it for a second, see if you can figure it out, then hit the link below for the answer.

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