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October 31, 2009 7:00 AM PDT

Pass the tissue? Drive it over here instead

by Darius Chang
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Running Tissue Box (Credit: Rakuten)

Hang on. You're coughing and sneezing your lungs out, and you want ME to come inside Ground Zero to pass you a tissue? No thanks. Four little letters and numbers: H1N1.

Fortunately, we have Rakuten's Running Tissue Box to come to the rescue. Using a standard remote-control chassis, you put a tissue box on top and drive the absorbent paper to its destination at a maximum of 26 feet away. Think of it as a bomb disposal robot that enters dangerous contaminated territory where no man should tread.

The only thing that makes us scratch our heads is how long it took for someone to bring this idea to fruition. The Running Tissue Box comes in white, red, and black and costs around $25. It's available from online stores such as Japan Trend Shop.

Running Tissue Box (Credit: Japan Trend Shop)

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by e1000sn November 2, 2009 12:06 AM PST
I do believe that a similar devices was shown as a 'manovation' on the Man Show several years back... but the tissues there were for a decidedly more personal use.
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by theblob01 November 2, 2009 9:29 AM PST
lololol i want one!!!
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