KitKat Anatomy

Japan KittoKatsu vs. American [snack size] Kit Kat

As previously promised--a head to head comparison of England's most popular chocholate bar! Also compared here are the wrapping technlogy for each version. Japanese Kit Kat comes in a paper box, with two sets of two bars inside wrapped in plastic/foil. (It's the red+foil color in the photo--has Japanese on the front side.) In contrast, the American version is wrapped in paper foil. This small bar was a in a "Snack Pack" of 12, so 24 small bars total.

To be honest, I was expecting a bigger difference in taste between the Nestle (Japan + Europe) and Hershey's (US) versions. The taste was similar. The Nestle chocholate seemed more processed--harder, shinier. You can see the reflection of my flash is different on it. The US version seems softer, and has more chocholate smell. ..but both of them are delicious.

I should add, all this research has had an effect. That or my body's finally realized I'm 30. I have a ponch. I've started jogging to try and move my center of gravity. I'd be thrilled with a millimeter shift towards my back. Wow I'm a geek. But if humans start living in space we might actually talk about this stuff. :-/

PS. I've got lots of backed up photos to post! I'll try to go through them all, one every couple days.

Laundry Explosion on my bed Ah, feels good to finish some chores that had been piling up. Zoom in to discover that those aren't sheets, but actually white undershirts!! Through this system I could easily go 4 weeks without doing laundry. In this case, having no storage space is a good thing; I must do laundry every 1.5 weeks or it starts piling in my hallway and becomes a fire hazard.

PS. Push button publishing is my strategy to get back into the swing of posting to the blog. But that means no titles. OK?

stranger English

OK, I'll get on the Money Mission right away. But first..


Diablow!

One thing about Japan is that bikes, as a rule, have names in English. For all I know, this could be a marketing thing throughout Asia, as I'm sure most bikes are imported from China or Thailand or something. And that probably includes DIABLOW.

DIABLOW

• it's like a 1-2 punch!
• Advanced Hull Dynamic. ..Because you want your bicycle's hull to be advanced. ..and dynamic.
• blow away your calories 2 x fast!
• kinda sounds like 'Diablo' which was a cool PC game and might mean something cool
• takes awful bumpy blows with crappy dual suspension
• _____(this_space_available_for_comment)_______

strange English

Sometimes the English I see here is actually 100% correct, but still seems strange:


Very Berry Happy
this is actually a play on words, because the sound "be" and "ve" are the same in Japanese. A clever ad.


Bomb Practice, 25 LB.
Have to zoom in on this one to read the label. ...and because I had to ask as well: these are not live bombs, but they weigh the same. They're for practicing how to load them onto a plane.

PS. Sorry I've been slacking in my sworn duties of blog updating. I haven't been taking as many pictures these days.. but if you have any requests, let me know! If I'm on a mission--meaning, I'm in MissionMode--it's more likely to happen.