Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In
- This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
- That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
- We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
- Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
- Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
- ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
- (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
- Model: APRFU36
Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre
Frank splashed and cried for a bit as he acclimated. The “slow-acting” acid reeked of citrus, and we quickly deduced that it was Orange Peel™ Adhesive Remover. Not fatal, but certainly not painless either; especially given Frank’s freshly amputated foot.
Whereas I had trouble floating, Frank had the opposite issue. His natural buoyancy gave him great difficulty when trying to swim towards the bottom of the pool. This of course prolonged his exposure to the citrusy acid bath, which increased his agony.
It seemed against the spirit of the prank to just hop in the pool and grab the key, since the acid could do little more than give my chassis a cool etching effect, so I let Frank work at it for an hour or so.