Check out these little Tetris block-shaped stuffed toys. You can use them for hugging, puzzle-solving, playing fetch with the dog, or simply as a nice touch to your living room furniture.
via Daily Portal Z (Japanese)
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They look, in color and form, like tetrapod dolos, those giant concrete forms used on harbors and what not.
Posted by: Dio | March 02, 2009 at 11:10 AM
I've seen these cast in concrete acting as man-made barriers around harbors -you see them in one of the Godzilla movies or Ultraman episodes where kids are playing on the waterfront. IIRC they were originally used on beaches in WWII to foil landings. Very cool nontheless.
Posted by: KT | March 02, 2009 at 11:17 AM
When I see tetrapods, I instantly think of beaches in Japan. For me it is acutely synonymous.
Posted by: vagrant | March 02, 2009 at 11:19 AM
Those are sweet, I'd fill my apartment with those.
Posted by: Plastik | March 02, 2009 at 11:47 AM
yeah i agree to the comments, not tetris block definitely!
Posted by: b0g3l | March 02, 2009 at 05:00 PM
the cool thing is that you can now leave your empty cans and trashes and it will look real Japanese seashore!! http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3322727150_92cdf365d1_b.jpg
Posted by: Paul | March 02, 2009 at 05:27 PM
speaking of which, does anybody even know WHY those things are at the beach?
Posted by: SHiNiCHi | March 02, 2009 at 09:23 PM
@ SHiNiCHi
I guess primarily to protect the Japanese shoreline, but I guess also to keep Japanese construction companies busy.
Posted by: Sonatine | March 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM
They're used as breakwaters. Breakwaters spread out the force of waves, which protects the coast from eroding, protects somewhat against future tsunamis, and probably also make public beaches swimmable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrapod_(structure)
Posted by: Scypher | March 03, 2009 at 06:17 PM