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June 5, 2009 6:00 AM PDT

From Japan (of course), a knuckle-cracking sim

by Juniper Foo
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Yubi-Poki virtual knuckle cracker

You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me?

(Credit: Tokyo Mango)

Here's something that's guaranteed to crack up your friends--a knuckle-cracking simulator that ensures you never run out of knuckles to crack.

The idea, according to Strapya World, which sells the product, is looking tough--since "you always see fighters cracking their knuckles before they start fighting, right?"

I'm just surprised Japan's quirky toymaker Bandai didn't think this one up before Strapya World. Though at a piddling 500 yen ($5.26), don't expect this gimmick to be crackingly loud (it sounds tinny in the vid below) or to last past a few good abusive cracks.

The Yubi-Poki virtual knuckle cracker comes in three colors, each with its own (annoying) sound.

(Source: Crave Asia via Tokyo Mango)

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by tipoo_ June 5, 2009 6:30 AM PDT
Japan: Source of 78% of the worlds weird **** since '71.
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