While Japan's advancements in technology are practically unparalleled, the toys and gadgets they come up with are quite questionable.

First, we have the wasabi spraying smoke detector. Its creators wanted a solution to the problem of the hearing impaired not being able to hear smoke alarms while sleeping. Some genius cried out, "Let's soak them in a spicy spray of wasabi sauce!" Well, it doesn't actually spray the sauce; it simply emits a synthetic wasabi odor which wafts you awake.

 

Next, some Japanese Stress Balls. While they're not a new invention, you may not have seen ones like these before.

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Categories: High Tech Toys