Weekend Fun: The Sub Marine Catcher

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 sure some proponent of animal protection will end up putting the Sub Marine Catcher in a Power Point presentation as an example of everything that’s wrong with the world, but we digress…

Now Here’s The Kicker: Say you score a lobster…now what??

Author: FutureMusic

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