Funny/WeirdTech

Hamster butt earbuds. They exist.

Japan is the closest you can get to Mars without leaving the planet. This is an example of the kind of technology that comes out of the country: hamster butt earbuds. The designer is Kazuya Ishikawa, who loves to turn everyday items into whimsical things.

Fans have been asking for “mogura” (モグラ), the Japanese word for “mole,” an animal that likes to burrow into tight spaces. So not hamsters, actually, but…

No Richard Gere comments, please.

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