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Man Makes Canoe with Seven Thousand Chopsticks

papaguru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:12:01 EDT

Hey! Where'd the image go?

papaguru

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papaguru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:11:23 EDT

This is NOTHING! There's this dude (a Robert McDonald) that build a viking ship using fifteen million iscicle sticks. The sticks were collected over four years with the help of local primary schools.

He's currently sailing it from The Netherlands to the United States.

papaguru

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livermore111 — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:14:32 EDT

sequel "7000 years in Tibet" ...spent working on the bamboonoe

livermore111

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barfoo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:05:31 EDT

I had real trouble eating my dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant tonight because the disposable chopsticks were warped like two boomerangs. Perhaps he could have used them...

barfoo

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Nighthawkz — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:04:32 EDT

@reddingofish: Yeah i read Chinese, but i can't find the thing you guys are talking about.

Nighthawkz

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atomx — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:12:40 EDT

So were these used chopsticks? If so, great, way to recycle. If not, I don't see how this is anything but pure waste on a project that may or may not work. Either way though, I do admire the guys tenacity.

atomx

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IITravel — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:38:16 EDT

@jmcdonou:
Of course it will float, the amount of water it displaces is a hell of a lot more than 66lbs of water.

IITravel

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Synthfilker — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:25:31 EDT

Well, if concrete canoes float (and they do...) then this thing will have no trouble.. in fact, it's lighter than my Dad's old Grumman aluminum canoe, and that thing will float on a heavy dew.

I just hope he sealed it well enough that you don't get splinters from the seat... bamboo splinters from chopsticks are like 10 inch (25 cm) hypodermic needles.

Synthfilker

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citizen024 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:15:08 EDT

priceless

citizen024

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banmojo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:29:50 EDT

I don't know whether to be more impressed by this beautiful work of art or by the incredible amount of mushu chicken this project represents.

banmojo

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BigViper — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:27:26 EDT

ya uh i've got nothing...

BigViper

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jmcdonou — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:23:24 EDT

A cubic foot of water weighs a bit over 62 lbs. That thing displaces way more than a cubic foot; it should float just fine.

jmcdonou

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jaychick — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:22:34 EDT

Got to give it to him he is a man of perseverance!!! And I'd take it for a spin.

jaychick

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jgrnt1 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:16:40 EDT

I don't know (or care) if it will float, but I do want to know, "Will it blend?"

In all seriousness, that's nice work. The craftsmanship looks great.

jgrnt1

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discounteggroll — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:44:04 EDT

sumbitch stole my idea

discounteggroll

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jetexas — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Are his kayaks in the background also made out of choptsticks? I get the feeling this isn't his first boat.

jetexas

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nat lyon — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:58:12 EDT

Sir, I salute your ingenuity and thriftiness. Fucking awesome.

nat lyon

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JakeLL — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:51:22 EDT

Does it blend?

JakeLL

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Collins1 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:30:04 EDT

Well... Someone's getting fired.

Collins1

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GiltProto — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:26:19 EDT

@aec007: A canoe uses paddles, not oars. Even the Japanese ones.

GiltProto

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yougottabekidding — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:20:08 EDT

@buzaw0nk: Maybe he had one left over to shove up your...astounding craftsmanship in my opinion, if not a bit pointless. :P

yougottabekidding

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gyffes — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:19:06 EDT

Yeah, just think of all the amazing Haute Couture you could make out of empty Big Mac containers...

(do they still come in those funky boxlets?)

gyffes

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jkr — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:07:09 EDT

i wish i was independently wealthy enough to make art out of used food things.

jkr

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Bueller — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:06:41 EDT

erm...

私の指のようなにおいがするジンジャー

(rhymes!)
*ducking*

Bueller

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Bueller — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:03:09 EDT

erm...

私の指のようなにおいがするジンジャー

(rhymes!)

*ducking*

Bueller

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ANoel — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:58:49 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre:
Who's "Ginger" ?

ANoel

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McLucky — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:52:47 EDT

@yeah, ショウガ = ginger, におい = smell, rest essentially mean "it does". Probably better translated as "It smells a bit like ginger". The のような part means "a bit like".

McLucky

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McLucky — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:47:20 EDT

@GadgetPlay: lol nice, I like the image of some municipal incinerator worker guy trying to stuff full chopstick canoes into the fire....

McLucky

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riqgeez — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:40:23 EDT

the cast from LOST could have learned a lesson or 2 from this guy!

riqgeez

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92BuickLeSabre — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:39:11 EDT

@N@tedog: Whoa, whoa, whoa...don't take me down that road with you.

92BuickLeSabre

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reddingofish — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:32:55 EDT

I tried it again in Japanese and got this, a little more understandable.
"It smells like ginger"

reddingofish

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reddingofish — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:31:20 EDT

My translator came up with.
"Pharaoh gasョtrees the like of which earth! Things!"
What does it relly mean?
Anyone read chinese?

reddingofish

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GadgetPlay — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:29:12 EDT

@McLucky: So many canoes lost...

GadgetPlay

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aec007 — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:26:08 EDT

He's either really smart or really cheap!

But wait...!

He can't go anywhere until he collects another 2437 chopsticks for the oars...

aec007

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misterwho — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:26:08 EDT

I think this post belongs in the "This doesn't belong on Gizmodo, but I'm glad you posted it" category.

OK, who actually counted the chopsticks, because it looks more like 7,381 to me. I hate when people exaggerate.

misterwho

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McLucky — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:26:03 EDT

@SirDrinksalot: Chopsticks in Japan are rarely made of bamboo and are a serious envirnmental concern as 10s upon 10s of millions of them are used and thrown away each day. Most of them (like all garbage in Japan) will end up getting thrown in relatively old municipal incinerators....

McLucky

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DaOtter — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:23:54 EDT

"Fly lice, Uncle Benny?"
"It's fried rice, you plick!"

DaOtter

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N@tedog — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:20:11 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre:

hahahaha or fwied wice

N@tedog

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Eruanno — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:19:48 EDT

We've got an order for five Internets coming up for the man with the chopstick-canoe-man coming up!

Would you like a bag, sir?

Eruanno

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GadgetPlay — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:18:07 EDT

It says "disposable" chopsticks, so presumably all his buddies donated theirs every day at lunch, no theft required. He probably scavenged from the trash as well.

GadgetPlay

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92BuickLeSabre — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:17:59 EDT

@MiniSail: *coughs*...imagining all the circumstances that would have led him to say it alternately repulses and intrigues me.

92BuickLeSabre

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MiniSail — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:10:25 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre: Yeah, that's what Gilligan said.

MiniSail

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DaOtter — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:05:15 EDT

This, THIS is why we in America will be screwed if Asia ever really decides to take over the world. Once they get an idea into their heads, they HAVE to finish it, and they HAVE to do it with a degree of precision unmatched by anyone else. I tip my hat, sir, that truly kicks ass.

DaOtter

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92BuickLeSabre — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:03:03 EDT

@N@tedog: Try Google Translate.

92BuickLeSabre

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weatherman — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:59:46 EDT

That's a pretty nice canoe. I like the kayak in the background too. Float - I have no doubt it will, but I'd be a little worried that it would break apart into splinters when someone got in. Fun fact: that's about $500 worth of chopsticks.

weatherman

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N@tedog — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:58:01 EDT

@92BuickLeSabre:

My online translator is stumped. WHAT DOES IT MEAN!

This is hella impressive. Hopefully he didn't use Elmers!

N@tedog

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UofITom — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:57:44 EDT

@buzaw0nk: Uhh..maybe he didn't take the same amount every day?

UofITom

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Git Em SteveDave loves this guy--> — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:53:33 EDT

@buzaw0nk: Does that include weekends and holidays?

Git Em SteveDave loves this guy-->

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buzaw0nk — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:48:39 EDT

If you do the math, he would have to have taken 7 chopsticks every work day...did he leave one behind everyday or did I just bust this myth?

buzaw0nk

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Noobs-R-Us — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:43:37 EDT

Too much time on his hands. 66lbs is a bit on the heavy side no?

Noobs-R-Us

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:42:58 EDT

In retrospect, Castaway was poorly casted.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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GiltProto — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:42:46 EDT

Smells like ... Wasabi.

GiltProto

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markgm — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:41:24 EDT

@Geisrud: I thought the same thing!

markgm

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frigg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:40:37 EDT

Wouldn't he have to build two of these canoes for them to work?

frigg

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bmoctta — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:37:51 EDT

Did you get this 'tip' from a crazy aunt who sends fwd's all the time?

bmoctta

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Geisrud — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:37:37 EDT

In other news, Asian employee recently dismissed from job for cafeteria utensil theft.

Geisrud

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DeCerbo — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:35:29 EDT

if ever on a remote island with nothing but chopsticks, glue, and some polyester coat laying around, i'd want that guy there, too.

DeCerbo

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Crescent — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:34:19 EDT

you have gotto be kidding!!!

Crescent

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SirDrinksalot — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:33 EDT

It is a very nice looking canoe, and if its all bamboo chopsticks then its a very renewable resource!

SirDrinksalot

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Jimbuck Bada' Bing! — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:30:32 EDT

WOW. My hat's off to you sir on a job well-done.

Jimbuck Bada' Bing!

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92BuickLeSabre — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:29:21 EDT

If you check the other side, the name is beautifully stenciled across the starboard bow:

"ショウガのようなにおいがする"

92BuickLeSabre