Weekend Fun: The Sub Marine Catcher

Posted on May 18, 2008

In the bowels of the Namba District (Osaka, Japan), lies this little gem of human evolution: The Sub Marine Catcher. Modeled after one of those arcade teddy bear claw games, the SMC allows “contestants” to try and nab a live lobster by positioning the crane claw over a plump candidate and hoping for the best. As you will see from the video below, it’s somewhat cruel, with no regard for Lobster Rights, so we’re...