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Sep 26 2005 10 Comments

Costume camouflage

When I was younger, Transformers: Robots in Disguise were all the rage. The multipurpose machines dazzling kids all over the world with their amazing feats of alteration.

Unfashionable Skirts: Vending Machines in Disguise however may not have quite the same impact.

vending machine skirt

With this attire having such a limited use, it will presumably remain a one-off piece of art rather than making it as a mass-produced garment/cloaking device. That said, it could be useful for criminals wanting to evade the police. Or alternatively, a wacky aid for pranksters looking to surprise thirsty commuters.

vending machine

Like these unsuspecting and not very observant beverage buyers.

vending machine japan

Categorized: Fashion, Food and Drink, Odd

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  1. englishman says

    9/26/2005 at 5:13 pm

    is there a similar product for vending machines where they can disguise themselves as humans?

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  2. Colin says

    9/26/2005 at 7:34 pm

    When I first went to Tokyo, I was amazed at the plethora of vending machines. In the UK, such things would get vandalised and robbed within half an hour of being put in place. I particularly favoured cigarette machines, as they allowed me to buy my daily fags without recourse to any tricky foreign language use.

    About three years after this, a new generation of cigarette machine began to appear on street corners. Instead of having the packet receipt tray at the base of the machine as the old ones did, the new machines now featured it at waist level. And emblazoned across the front of these new machines was the legend: ‘No bending vending’.

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  3. quaisi says

    9/26/2005 at 8:46 pm

    and further to englishman`s comments, If not why not?

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  4. Surronded says

    9/27/2005 at 6:38 pm

    It reminds me of Naruto xD

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  5. Sam says

    10/8/2005 at 12:09 am

    A bit rough on the arms though. I could probably keep it up for ten mins. Which is enough time for the baddies to run past me. Also good in the ‘caught in a dead end’ situation, I would think.

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  6. fug91 says

    11/7/2005 at 6:37 pm

    I wanna buy 1

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  7. dano says

    11/11/2005 at 11:54 am

    I want one that looks like a door.

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  8. Tim says

    10/23/2007 at 4:00 pm

    I would really like to buy one for a friend. Does anyone know where I can buy one?

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  9. Velda Rams says

    5/13/2020 at 2:31 pm

    Tan Thien Long Phai Minh Giao NV Nu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MOWDqPEcH4

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