Strange and Weird (and Cool) Things from Japan
While we are on the subject of contact lenses, behold this attrocity:
Did you see it? It’s easy to miss at first glance. Here’s the closeup:
Yes, that’s right: It’s the Hello Kitty Contact Lens. I honestly do not know which I find dumber, the “eye enlargement” contact lenses or these; I guess I’ll have to wait for the day that someone combines the two.
(Via Kitty Hell.)
Japanese are obsessed with “cuteness”. Part of that seems to be that the bigger a girl’s eyes, the better. Characters in anime usually have really huge eyes. Anyway, since surgery can only do so much for a woman’s eyes, there are now these contact lenses which give the impression of bigger eyes…
Sounds scary? It certainly looks weird…
Japanese beauty ideals nonewithstanding, I think these lenses catapult a woman right into the uncanny valley.
If this doesn’t scare you, you can buy these things at this exceedingly professional web-shop here. I feel compelled to add that I am not affiliated with that website, nor do I know how reliable they are.
(Via InventorSpot.)
Another fun commercial, this time for bath salts. I wonder: Is this just so insane because we don’t understand what they’re saying, or is it actually more insane if you can understand the text?