# Odd Little Japanese Inventions-Why?

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**Created:** [April 11, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-little-japanese-inventions-why/655404 "2013-04-11T14:25:19Z")\
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> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#):
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> Nunzilla has been around a while and almost makes sense.
> 
> My sister collected windups for years and had some really bizarre stuff, but she always considered my sushi the pinnacle of inexplicable weirdness.

Think of it as the Japanese version of [wind up fast food](http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mcdonalds-x-4-wind-up-toys-Cheese-burger-milk-shake-Fries-/111028145707).

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