Robot bride model wows 'em in Japan

[NewJeffCT]

This is pretty amazing when you think about it...though, also pretty bizarre.

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/world_news&id=6928803&rss=rss-kabc-article-6928803

The video is after the shark story in the link below - not sure how to link directly to it.

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/vid/14703471

[Deep13]

1. Miim! Watch out for that guy behind you?!

[guitar man]

2. that's pretty cool

Do they take trade ins?

what about a "cash for clunkers" credit?

:D

:hide:

:yoiks:

[Heidi]

3. Nothing against you, Jeff, because I also find this interesting, but I have to say:

how very nice for those who for various reasons cannot or do not want to deal with real women. It's nice to have those people culled from the herd by this technology, really, and I do wish them every happiness. :hi:

[KansDem]

4. Old news...this has been done before...

Stepford, Connecticut, I believe...a little over 30 years ago, if I recall correctly...

[Heidi]

5. For those of us with compassion: "Lars and the Real Girl."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805564/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1XxILVnt1w

[tigereye]

6. what you said in your previous post

nice how women can simply be replaced with machinery. :eyes:

[southpaw]

7. Wow, I immediatley thought of this song

Looks like Miim is featured in this fan-produced YouTube vid


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywSZ-g3BIpI

Interestingly, Neil Young was commenting on the dehumanizing effects of technology by writing a song about a man ordering a cyborg bride in order to avoid the 'difficulties' of dealing with actual thinking/feeling human beings.


Sample and Hold...

Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Weight: 1-1-0
Disposition: Even
Mood Code: Rotary Adjustable

I need a unit to sample and hold
But not the angry one
A new design, new design.

I need a unit to sample and hold
But not the lonely one
A new design, new design.

I need a unit to sample and hold
But not the lonely one
A new design, new design.

Sample and hold.

We'll send it out right away
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Please specify
The color of skin and eye
We know you'll be happy.

Don't hesitate to give us a call
We know you'll be satisfied
When you energize
And see your unit come alive
We know you'll be happy.

I need a unit to sample and hold
But not the lonely one,
the lonely one,
the lonely one
Sample and hold.
Weight: 1-1-0

Perfection in every details
Fabricated from
the curl of the hair
To the tip of the nail
Because our units never fail
We know you'll be happy.

I need a unit to sample and hold.

Don't hesitate to give us a call
We know you'll be satisfied
When you energize
And see your unit come alive
We know you'll be happy.

I need a unit to sample and hold.

We know you'll be happy
We know you'll be happy
We know you'll be happy.

But not the lonely one
A new design, new design
Perfection in every detail,
new design
Sample and hold.