Drop the claw for lobsters

John Chan | May 14, 2008

We've all seen these machines. You pop in a coin or two and control a claw to pick up a soft toy or some sweets. Here's one with a twist--you play for live lobsters. According to this photo taken in Osaka, Japan, 200 yen (about US$2) will give you a chance to lower the claw to catch, well, a clawed creature. It's a bargain given how expensive lobsters are, but chances are, like most of these machines, they're rigged to pay out at intervals.

You know all those cases of little boys getting stuck inside these soft toy machines because they try to reach the toys through the exit door? Well, don't let your child try that on this machine, because aside from getting embarrassing stares from the rapt audience, we suspect he'll be in for quite a pinch.

Via Boing Boing Gadgets | Photo credit: Gavin Anderson on Flickr

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