Forgotten and Unseen Electronics Part 13

Here's another weird product from Japan. This calculator is called the Takumi Crash calculator. Unlike most calculators this one will just crash whenever it feels like it. I don't know why they decided to make the keys look like Tetris though. Unfortunately you can't buy it because the site (http://www.idea-frames.us/) that sells it is under maintenance.

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Posted By: phantomspy1 - Tue Jun 09, 2009
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If this is a real product, it sounds like they are making fun of Microsoft. (Or it runs on Windows, calculator edition)

Posted by Matt in Florida on 06/09/09 at 09:37 AM

The calculator doesn't crash, when you press the buttons at top, instead of just merely setting the screen back to 0, it first shows the digits explode. That and the "ergonomic" design of the keys causes it to command about $40-50...

But the best part is, it's the "erect crash" calculator ^_^

http://www.angers-web.com/item/9870.html if you want to have fun with a translator site...

Posted by jswolf19 in Japan on 06/10/09 at 08:26 AM

This reminds me of a calculator in a Douglas Adams Dectective story. It couldn't solve complex math (any number over 8) and doubled as a horoscope device.

Posted by Matt in Florida on 06/10/09 at 10:08 AM

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