Reasons Why Japanese TV Rocks: 74 - The Cookies Conveyer-belt and Hot Water Game
Filed under: Japan, Video — Malcolm Owen @ 8:20 pm
Imagine, if you will, that you have to run along a conveyer-belt rolling towards you to a finish line a short distance away. But you must eat cookies at various parts along the way. And the belt speeds up after each cookie is eaten. And you have only 30 seconds to do it in.
Oh, and if you fail, you end up in some hot water (literally, not figuratively speaking here). Fail to keep up with the conveyer, fall over or anything like that? Fall into the hot water near the start line. Stay on the conveyer for 30 seconds without completing all tasks and crossing the finishing line? The conveyer abruptly stops, making you fall over, a big banner unfurls, and the conveyer starts again at full speed, throwing you into the aforementioned hot water.
Yes, it’s probably painful and humiliating to the contestants. Yes, only the Japanese could think of this sort of competition. And yes, it is fun to watch.
[Via TV In Japan]
July 6th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
That was good. The Japanese are so good at TV shows, I think much better than than the US for these types of shows. I just watched a show where they got a Chimp who is their version of Letterman. Funny stuff.
http://japansugoi.com/wordpress/chimpman-news-with-shizuka-kudo/