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Monday, October 15, 2012

Ikebana/Экибана

 This ikebana (flower arrangement) brings together the beauty of nature in Northern Japan in the Fall. The thing in the middle is a chestnut.

Эта экибана показывает частичку красоты осенней природы северной Японии. Штука в середине -- каштан.








Thursday, November 17, 2011

About stalactites/Про сталактиты

This picture is from Gyokusendo caves in Okinawa. It shows that stalactites grow very slowly, only 1 centimeter in 30 years. That is about an inch in 76.2 years.

Эта фотография была сделана в пещерах Гёкусендо на Окинаве. На ней показано, что сталактиты растут медленно, по одному сантиметру за каждые 30 лет, или один дюйм за каждые 76,2 года.


Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Egg vending machine/Автомат по продаже яиц

Here is what an egg vending machine looks like. Each sack costs 200 yen.

Вот так выглядит автомат по продаже яиц. Одна сеточка стоит 200 иен.

Friday, November 4, 2011

Fence decorations/Раскраска заборов

Many fences have paintings on them, which are not easy to understand if looking directly at them.

Многие заборы раскрашены так, что сложно увидеть узор если смотреть прямо на забор.

But if you look from an angle, the pattern is quite clear.

А если смотреть со стороны, то все очень даже видно.


Thursday, October 6, 2011

Wet umbrella bags/Пакетики для мокрых зонтов

It was raining the other day and we went to a shopping mall. I saw this thing at the entrance; it is a holder for umbrella bags. Grab one, put it over your wet umbrella and no need to worry about the water dripping all over the place anymore. As we left the mall, I pulled the bag off of my umbrella and threw it in the trash bin below the bags. 

Лил дождь когда мы приехали в торговый центр. Я увидел эту необычную мусорку на входе, оказалось что это и мусорка и держалка для пакетов для мокрых зонтов. Достаточно одеть этот узкий длинный пакет на зонт и уже можно не волноваться что зонт еще не высох. Когда мы уходили из магазина, я снял пакет с зонта и выбросил его в мусорку под держалкой.


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