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Escaped Rhino Drill in Japan

Category: weird japanesezoos
Posted on: October 31, 2008 12:29 PM, by ableiman

The Tokyo Zoo is prepared for anything. In this case, they foil the escape attempts of two employees in a giant paper maiche rhino outfit.


(fyi - this video is in fact still available, just blow in it a few times if it gives you trouble)

Via Arbroath via BoingBoing. From the YouTube comments and also pointed out by BoingBoing - Any simple task in Japan requires the effort of tens of aging men dressed in fluorescent jackets and hard hats.

Thanks Bill K.

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1

And Escaped Rhino Drill is such a good band name...

Posted by: NJ | October 31, 2008 1:45 PM

2

are you sure this isn't some great new hip tv series over there?

Posted by: neural | October 31, 2008 1:59 PM

3

I know working massive amounts of overtime is a strong Japanese tradition, but if employees feel they have to dress up as a rhino to escape from work, something is wrong.

Posted by: llewelly | October 31, 2008 2:23 PM

4

Thanks for the arbroath link. I loved their halloween costume.

Also check out the giant bird eating spider further down the page.

Posted by: eddie | November 2, 2008 12:53 AM

5

The title reminded me of that horrible early Tintin book, where he goes to the Congo and literally drills a hole in a rhino's back so he can put a stick of dynamite in the animal.

Anyway, glad to see that this post had nothing to do with that.

Posted by: Myles | November 2, 2008 4:25 AM

6

Ohhhhhhh, I get it.

I read this earlier on BoingBoing and thought they'd randomly inserted the word 'drill,' and that it was just some weird Japanese reality show whose intent was beyond my grasp. Now I get it. They're practicing for when/if one escapes.

Yes, perhaps I should start drinking coffee in the morning after all.

Posted by: Jenbug | November 2, 2008 10:24 AM

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