Flip Hole Review
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Wed 2008/05/21 12:57
The device to alter the course of mankind is here in my possesion - the Tenga Flip Hole.
Once again the folks at Kanojo Toys have chosen me as a target to receive free goods - last time they sent a batch of standard Tengas (review here) and they recently sent one Flip Hole unit.
Once again the folks at Kanojo Toys have chosen me as a target to receive free goods - last time they sent a batch of standard Tengas (review here) and they recently sent one Flip Hole unit.
For folks who are not in the know, Flip Hole is a health care product - specifically for folks who own dolphins - read up on what a Flip Hole is or the following article may have you very confused.
The Flip Hole comes with 3 types of lotion which is used to lubricate the inner chamber - just like oil is needed in a cars engine. There are three types - Mild, Real and Wild.
Even if you don't have a dolphin, you can use it as an ornament.
And for folks who for some reason would be embarrassed to be caught with one, you can say that its a lava lamp or something.
When your dolphin starts to chirp at you, it means that it needs some health care and this is done by waxing it. Prepare the Flip Hole unit in one hand...
And pull off the docking hull with the other hand.
This will reveal the docking interface port.
The interface port opens like this...
Its amazing how they managed to fit so much technology into one small chamber - the Quattro Wave valve, End Orbs, Click Orb, Wing Gates and Lip flap - detailed explanation of each of these units in the previous coverage.
Folks who dont have a dolphin can also stick in figures...
While most electrical components such as mother and circuit boards are hard n green, they managed to make all this electric equipment look like a soft rubbery substance. I presume this is so that all the electronics dont intimidate the dolphin that needs to interface with all these parts.
Soft n squigy and Kanojo Toys has a video of one being used - NSFW for those who are dolphin shy.
The Flip Hole hull has been designed to cater for many different sizes.
Once the lubrication has been applied, the Flip Hole is vacuum sealed.
Dolphin owners are well aware that dolphins have a habit of frothing at the mouth after the waxing process. The froth is collected in the chamber and goes through 7 different filtering processes to produce soap which you can then use to wash your face or whatever.
I think this is a great idea - just imagine how useful this would be if you are stuck on a deserted island with no soap.
Dolphin owners are well aware that dolphins have a habit of frothing at the mouth after the waxing process. The froth is collected in the chamber and goes through 7 different filtering processes to produce soap which you can then use to wash your face or whatever.
I think this is a great idea - just imagine how useful this would be if you are stuck on a deserted island with no soap.
The six buttons around the unit increase the vacuum in the inner chamber.
The Flip Hole unit also comes with Fire Wire 800, 400 and USB2.0 wires which are needed to send info to your computer - compatible with MacOS Leopard, Windows 95, DOS and all flavors of Ubuntu/Unix.
Not only does the Flip Hole make reusable soap, its also environmentally friendly too. Heat that is generated while waxing the dolphin is stored in this Energy Capacitor which you can then later use to charge your iPod, PSP, NDS or other portable devices.
The Flip Hole also comes with headphones and a microphone. As we all know, its important to talk to our dolphins during the waxing process.
What the Flip Hole is not able to do however is to interpret the squeaks that dolphins make during waxing. The headphones are only used to listen to those sounds which are translated into visual patterns which show up on your monitor like this.
The camera inside the chamber needs to be powered by Nanocarbonition - another rare material which can only be mined on from the fifth moon orbiting the remote planet of Taurus.
Folks who have Nanocarbonition can power the camera and actually see their dolphin being waxed in the chamber on the monitor. The video of your dolphn being waxed can then be saved and the software will automatically upload to video sharing services such as YouTube.
The camera inside the chamber needs to be powered by Nanocarbonition - another rare material which can only be mined on from the fifth moon orbiting the remote planet of Taurus.
Folks who have Nanocarbonition can power the camera and actually see their dolphin being waxed in the chamber on the monitor. The video of your dolphn being waxed can then be saved and the software will automatically upload to video sharing services such as YouTube.
The data via the Fire Wire or USB cables also provide health statistics and also the amount of energy (displayed in Watts) being produced during the waxing process.
Folks who perform dolphin health care while on a business trip away from their computer can save waxing data onto a USB drive.
Convinced? If so then this bundle of technology can be yours for a mere 99USD from Kanojo Toys.
Next to the Tenga are examples of the free goodies that come through the post - the Sony Rolly (review here) and figures. If you could choose, which would you rather receive for free - lifetime supply of figures, Flip Hole or Sony products?
Next to the Tenga are examples of the free goodies that come through the post - the Sony Rolly (review here) and figures. If you could choose, which would you rather receive for free - lifetime supply of figures, Flip Hole or Sony products?
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Wed 02/06 01:13 comments (63)
Procrastinator Extraordinaire
this is so wrong and pathetic in so many levels. after reading that article my head hurt so much I had to smoke a cigarette (after almost a year of quitting). Record video of the dolphin waxing process? no thanks. We could have been curing cancer, improving nanotechnology, achieving perfect trans-humanistic goals but no, DNA missile launchers have to come first. i am in now way a prude, but this is pure bollocks...
(ID #192855) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:07
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
Whoa don't take it so personal dude it's just a dolphin choking machine. Also I would definitely take a lifetime supply of every PS machine and games over figures anyday of the week. But figures are collectors items, so they are probably worth more in the future...hmmm...maybe I'll change my mind.....
(ID #192872) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:36
Oh yeah, because the great minds who have created the Tenga consider things like curing cancer and other medical advances as an after thought. Oh wait, two completely different fields, performed by two different type of scientist. If spending time creating a Tenga was the margin of difference for advancing the cure for cancer...then I think we'll discover it on a Tenga off season. Have hope!
(ID #193330) Posted on 2008/05/22 03:51
If you had some form of dolphin cancer you could use the same scientist. I wouldn't, but you never know.
(ID #228806) Posted on 2008/07/03 17:58
This is the cure to dolphin cancer. HAHA jk...
(ID #507141) Posted on 2009/03/03 13:51
Interior Designer/Broker
Wow this is high tech! Makes manual dolphin waxing seem like a caveman activity. LOL THX for keeping us on the cutting edge of dolphin waxing Danny.
(ID #655178) Posted on 2009/06/24 14:22
Maybe this should be used in prisons as a more "subtle" toture device... uhm, scratch that, this dolphin waxer is designed as one... score -1 for japanese ingenuity. LOL XD. They shoulda put the capital on either development for gaming consoles, reviving the econony, or all the things you mentioned, instead of wasting it on developing & producing this "self-enjoyment device".. ROFL X'D
(ID #193735) Posted on 2008/05/22 14:57
dont be naive kid. even Maslow recognise that sex is a basic need of every human - as important as food and shelter and love.
(ID #487280) Posted on 2009/02/13 16:13
This=Reduction of Human Population. Reduction in Human Population=Require Less Resources. Need for Less Resources=Less Pollution. Less Pollution=Healthy? I dunno, maybe with this there might be this, we might not need a cancer solution... -_-|||
(ID #507139) Posted on 2009/03/03 13:50
That's a weird *toy* but it looks cool; definitely I'd buy this one for my dolphin, I'm sure it'd make him very happy lol. It's amazing what can be done inside a little piece of rubber.
(ID #192856) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:09
lol!! this thing will revolutionize the world~XD
(ID #192858) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:10
This is sooo wrong
(ID #192860) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:15
Software Engineer
When i saw this article i was really afraid that danny was going to post an actual "Review" of it LOL. That would certainly mess up my morning.....or so i thought, bcoz in my not-so-good judgement i decided to watch the kanojotoys video. 0_0 the SOUND!! DA SOUND!!AAARGH!!
(ID #192861) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:17
Student, Spiral Warrior
I wonder if one of these could be installed in a ganmen cockpit to be deployed in those emergencies where one's spiral power is waning.
(ID #192862) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:20
Jaina Solo Fan-boy! umm...Frozen food mangaer
I need a drink, something very strong... this is wrong.
(ID #192863) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:21
I feel dirty just reading this review... Anyways, wow! This thing is amazing actually, and I have to admit I'd like to have one... *blush* You make everything sound funny, Danny! Maybe you'll give away one, righ right?
(ID #192864) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:22
A rather entertaining post lol. Though quite a bit was imagery, I don't really have a good grasp on how it works.
(ID #192867) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:25
Scientist, unemployed.
Didn't you watch the video? It explains how to use it.
(ID #192939) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:04
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Danny I dunno if I should believe all of your review... LOLOL
(ID #192868) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:26
lol I doubt it too; how much is true? record waxing process!? use it to recharge your ipod, psp, DS? compatible with win95, Dos, and Unix? lol...
(ID #192906) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:15
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
make soap... liquid soap :P
(ID #192961) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:30
FIRE Wire?!? sounds unhealty....
(ID #193342) Posted on 2008/05/22 04:06
Headphones and microphones? (^_^)"
(ID #193816) Posted on 2008/05/22 18:37
Yes.... because curing cancer is something people making masturbatory aids would in general be smart or ambitious enough to do. Anyway, nice spoof review Danny. It's kinda funny that you're faking so many technological features to "review" on something that I was shocked to find out (after your original post on this), isn't even motorized, for $99.
(ID #192880) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:42
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
you are joking with the accessories right? anyway about the question I'd rather receive sony products. ^^ btw looks like Melissa Seraphy is ready for carbon freezing by tenga fliphole. ^^
(ID #192883) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:44
Yeah, i choose Sony Products 2 because of the Sony Timer!! I guess free supply of figures would end in living in a Hangar full of figures. With the Sony timer you can easily throw away your freebies and have enough space for new ones, and figues you can buy from selling your Sony goodies!
(ID #193350) Posted on 2008/05/22 04:12
i am confused.... what is true and not.. maybe the soap part is real...let me save up my soldiers the nex time i wax dolphin
(ID #192888) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:48
IT Developer
hooo, must buy this when I visit Japan this august hehe thanks for the review~
(ID #192891) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:50
Student Otaku (ITM Student) and ACG NA Staff
This is a weird product... Maybe the weirdest I ever seen...
(ID #192893) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:53
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
LOL it can make soap, wooo! Watched the video and I have to say it makes really funny noises... You could pass it it off as some type of new instrument or something LOL
(ID #192894) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:53
CEO MIrai Inc
LOL!
(ID #192899) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:05
Greatest thing since sliced bread.
(ID #192895) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:54
I'd even go as far as to say that it might even outshine sliced bread. I mean..come on..sliced bread isn't THAT great! ;-)
(ID #193565) Posted on 2008/05/22 10:45
Wow.. lol. First thing I thought about the soap making part was, "What dolphin waxer would use that soap after knowing where it came from!?" Entertaining to say the least, heh. I'd say I'd rather have a supply of figures. I'm not much into gadgets and what not, and well.. I don't have a dolphin to wax. So figures for me!
(ID #192897) Posted on 2008/05/21 13:58
OK... That was wrong... jus... just wrong.
(ID #192898) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:04
This is crazy on so many levels. I swear the Japanese are something else. LOL SOAP!!!! NASTY Gotta Luv It
(ID #192902) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:08
Policy & Research Officer
LOL you are just pulling our legs that it comes with USB. Nontheless it was entertaining.
(ID #192903) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:08
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH oh man, i'm laughing through the whole post sry 4 spam
(ID #192907) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:16
University Student.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I couldn't stop laughing while reading this review... Simply a Fantastic read ^^. Thanks for the laughter as always! The Kanojo Toys video was also great, especially the sound effects lol. Really sounds like a dolphin!
(ID #192910) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:19
Yeah.. I'll skip the foam soap... But besides that it's a pretty great dolphin caring tool! I wouldn't mind having one anyway...
(ID #192927) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:49
That was a very funny review. I love the parts about using headphones and a usb connector.
(ID #192930) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:52
Student
you gotta be kidding me ~_~ "doublefacepalm.jpg"
(ID #192935) Posted on 2008/05/21 14:56
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
For some reason i had this huge grin when i read this post. obligatory THIS IS MADNESS!!!!!
(ID #192943) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:07
my mind is just blown away that this thing can actually make soap out of our fluids...that is just WOW
(ID #192956) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:24
Student
I liked the older health product better --_--
(ID #192958) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:27
Student Engineer
I should travel the world and throw a pie in everyone's face for selecting "I want free Sony products for life!". I have had so many problems with Sony stuff that I generally try to avoid it- especially with their infamous "internal shutoff timer". Since I don't own many figures (just Ignis, sadly) I would choose to get a figure a month perhaps ^^.
(ID #192970) Posted on 2008/05/21 15:48
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
save the 99USD. your(her) hands are free. ('~')
(ID #192973) Posted on 2008/05/21 16:01
Hey.. at least its re-usable =p
(ID #193818) Posted on 2008/05/22 18:42
Secretary
Men sure take good care of their dolphins.
(ID #192978) Posted on 2008/05/21 16:04
LOL....great review Danny! Nanocarbonition...that's indeed a rare material, it is suppose to be THE material that will save us from the fossil fuel problems we have =p too bad it's so had to mine for....(at least that's what i was told during my material science classes) =p lol On another note, free figures and/or sony products would be awesome!!
(ID #192979) Posted on 2008/05/21 16:07
milkham (Registered on 2007/03/06 17:08)
best writeup ever
(ID #192991) Posted on 2008/05/21 16:36
I'd very much rather have a lifetime supply of figures and/or Sony products than any Tenga product.
(ID #192999) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:05
Definitely on my wishlist, must buy when I visit Japan in August
(ID #193001) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:13
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
ROFL Danny, you forgot to mention it's also a cold fusion reactor. :P Anyways, I swear I would get one if I could... and if it wasn't that expensive... I mean, seriously, I already spend lots of time on pr0nz and stuff... why not something like that? And it does make a nice lamp too. [:P]
(ID #193007) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:19
omg this is too too too....(cant think of a word). They can read data know and also charged Ipod........finally waxing doest waste resources anymore!
(ID #193010) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:28
Dog of the Country
in months to come, you'll see one attached to your Wii where real life simulation takes place.
(ID #193075) Posted on 2008/05/21 20:53
Games addicted
This is simply too much. Tenga products are ok, but with this things are getting little bit exaggerated.
(ID #193011) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:40
Online Shop
While this is somewhat interesting item, this is something I will never buy it in Japan -_- I'm glad they don't sell this at Akiba and other places I usually go...
(ID #193012) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:43
Photographer/Night Auditor
Someone want to help me off the floor? I fell down there and rolled around some laughing so hard at this review. What's worse is someone asked me why I was laughing so hard. Talk about an awkward moment.
(ID #193013) Posted on 2008/05/21 17:43
Engineering research