Baby Rice Bags - Personalized Yosimiya Sacks
April 03, 2008 -
The Japanese love narcissistic products just as much as we do in the west, but they put their own unique spin on it… like Yosimiya‘s custom rice bags for babies! Instead of a standard bag of rice, with maybe some text or basic logo on it, people...
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Rice Planting Robot
May 18, 2006 -
The rice-planting robot (National Agricultural Research Center of the National Agriculture and Bio-oriented Research Organization) Rice is the staple food in Japan, and the planting of rice seedlings has been a backbreaking, yet essential, job...
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Cereal Scultpures - Rice Krispies Edible Art
May 31, 2008 -
If you’ve ever lived in North America, chances are, you’ve had Rice Krispies . The puffed rice is equally well known for its gooey dessert counterpart, Rice Crispy Squares, as it is for its snap, crack and popping effects when eaten as traditional...
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Venice Bans Rice Tossing - Pigeons Kill Tradition
September 18, 2007 -
For centuries, throwing rice at an Italian wedding signified wishing the newlyweds prosperity and fertility. Consequently, the mayor, Massimo Cacciari, is considering a ban on throwing rice as part of his initiative to reduce the “burgeoning...
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Shoes Made of Rice - The Secret to Olympic Gold?
June 12, 2008 -
The secret to winning Olympic gold may lie in an innovative new shoe made with grains of rice. Instead of being infused with some ultra high tech materials or cutting edge shock absorbers, these shoes go back to basics—their secret lies in the...
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