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Strange but true
I love these very niche perspective on things that I probably wouldn’t have ever known about otherwise. And after this video, even though I know it’s tongue in cheek, I agree with this man that there is some strange phenomenon with cones in that area
I’m always on the verge of laughing at the way he expresses such rage with such a calm voice. Verge.
Huh, this guy’s videos are pretty funny. Ended up watching all of them.
LMAO wtf. How did I never notice this? This is like the fucking Amongi on r/place, but he’s right. Just drop yourself with google streetview anywhere and 8/10 you’ll see cones
Tragic cones was poetry
One thing I notice in the video that isn’t addressed is: Why are there so many cones of poor quality that are broken and snapped at the base? A cone shouldn’t offer the option of shattering. Rugged, rubberized plastic is ideal for this. Brittle hard plastic might work okay for tiny sports cones that will only be used once or twice in a controlled environment before being stored on a shelf for the majority of their lives, but not for functional street cones.
Lmao, I love the shot of the cones being used to block off the one, singular cone perfectly centered in the middle.
“Look, the barriers are my friend! And they’re showing me their holes!”
I sincerely enjoyed this video
“Look! The barriers are my friend! And they’re showing me their holes!” Love it
Slightly related anecdote: I went to a college that had brick sidewalks (it was an aesthetics thing.) There was also a tradition of seniors stealing a brick overnight, so sometimes there would be a hole in the sidewalk. This was fine unless it rained, where the brown water looked just enough like a brick that you’d step through it and fall over. My solution was to find a nearby traffic cone and put it directly over the hole, so no one else would trip. Alone, it looks pointless, but look underneath and, surprise, a hazard! I hope I saved at least one person from breaking an ankle (or a heel).
It’s like the [“Under construction”](http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/) banner on GeoCities websites. It’s a fucking website. It will always be under construction.
why are you trying to ruin Japan for me
Chopper!!
Have been living here almost 8 years, can confirm: they are really fucking ugly and I hope they’ll clean up one day
“These aren’t traffic cones anymore; these are tragic cones.”
I giggled
I’m super high and I approve this message.
The title is true to its meaning
I would have hope that he mentioned or made a reference to Majima when talking about the cones but I guess he has not played the game Yakuza Kiwami.
As someone who has lived in Japan for nearly ten years, cones have turned invisible to me. I had forgotten about the lack of cones in other areas of the world.
The only time I’ve noticed them lately is on a trip to Kyoto (where this guy seems to be from) in an area called Gion, [because they were very aesthetic cones and I was impressed at how they blended into the environment.](https://togetter.com/kiji/2019/07/02/69096)
Yet I didn’t once think “What do these cones do? Why do we need these cones?”
Being made aware of this issue, I think I will be noticing the cones around me for the foreseeable future.
That bar between high cones is something other countries should adopt
Shhhh… they’re sleeping…
https://i.imgur.com/3CtulRr.jpg
“When everything is high-visibility, nothing is high-visibility.”
Also they seem to be made out of a thinner material than the thick rubber ones we see on US highways. Either due to their prevalence, or because the US ones need to survive multiple-car impacts, whereas the Japanese ones seemed to just deteriorated over time
There’s no way I’m watching a ten minute long video on traffic cones….. well that was entertaining!
This got some How To With John Wilson vibes
I’m surprised he thinks there are too many cones. I have been here for ages and I don’t think I have seen a cone outside of Osaka/Tokyo.
I live in Kagoshima and have lived/worked in Wakayama, and both places could do with more cones. There are so many sudden drops, ditches, grates, property lines, chanegs in paving, and sharp turns that all come out of nowehere and it makes driving/cycling/walking an actual hassle.
I think this guy needs to have a couple of cones and chill out.
These aren’t traffic cones anymore, they’re tragic cones…
CONE = DON’T PARK YOUR BIKE HERE PLS THX
Many see Japan as a bike friendly nation, but the reality is that infrastructure hasn’t caught up to adoption yet
The spirit of the cone is to prevent people from touching or messing with the stuff near or behind the cone. Maybe that’s why they’re not bothering the cones even when they’re clearly “dead”. Even in a ruined state, they still represent “don’t touch, don’t mess around here!”
These aren’t traffic cones… these are tragic cones
It’s shit like this that makes me happy I’m on here, ty reddit
A very well spent ten minutes to start my Saturday
Disco Elysium vibes at the start of the video.
Choppers not a bear or a tanuki. He’s a reindeer!
[https://i.imgur.com/7QWYIMz.gif](https://i.imgur.com/7QWYIMz.gif)
That dude is a really good writer.
Hate-filled conophobic nonsense. With this level of anti-cone rhetoric, I wouldn’t be surprised to discover the creator is in fact secretly a cone himself.
I used to play a ton of Resident Evil 3 back in the day, which takes place in a supposedly midwestern city that was clearly designed by Japanese people who had little idea of how US cities actually look and function. Lots of super-dense development, barely any streets wider than a couple lanes, tons of narrow backalleys with stores fronting onto them, it’s honestly kinda hilarious. Anyway, one of the things that I noticed even as a teenager was that Raccoon City had a ridiculous number of traffic cones just kicking around, with almost every street seeming to have a few present. It wasn’t until I saw this video that I realized this is yet another instance of the game’s devs drawing inspiration from their surroundings in a way that ended up looking bizarre and out of place to people who are used to spending time in North American cities. So shout-out to this guy for helping me solve the years-old semi-mystery of just why it is that Raccoon City used so many dang traffic cones!
The fuck, I’ve never noticed them before but they’re actually everywhere…
You’ve picked up some flashy tricks but, you’ve forgotten the essence of the game.
It’s about the cones.
This has been one of the most weirdly entertaining videos I’ve ever watched.