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A major design flaw of Imperial Stormtrooper armor - you cant see when other lads touch your dolphin armor - cant feel anything either. Actually, you cant feel anything when somebody touches any of the hard parts meaning that a rebel could easily plant a thermal detonator on you.
This taken today at a Seijin Shiki in Shibuya - will post the pics of the girls later.
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Marketer
danny
i don't know if you have noticed but a hand is touching your sacred jedi parts
0o
Student, Bioresearch Assistant, WAVE VP Communications
http://gndynames.wordpress.com
Yeah, that's the dolphin ^^;
Marketer
i thought that a force field is supposed to protect this woman-only area ^^
Student, part-time slave
http://yakuri.wordpress.com/
A force field in the Holy Land of Yaoi (and everything ecchi)? not likely.
College student, Software Engineer, Otaku
thank goodness that they're only touching the armor...
aspiring to become a doujin and graphics artist cum lawyer
http://aki7.bottled-wish.info
thank god nobody's even thinking of photoshopping this...........
but dont worry, I bet the force is strong XP
Student, part-time slave
http://yakuri.wordpress.com/
@xanthe: the moment you said it it has been done.
University Student
May the force be with you my young padawan
university student
you said cant see but what about feel you should be able to feel when someone has their hand right there
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
I dont have ability to feel through hard plastic desu.
university student
ok makes more sense now
thanks
Web developer
You can't feel when dudes touch you dolphin and you call that a "design flaw"? It seems like a feature to me!
Unemployed bummer
sound like you need this 'feature'
Shinra First Class
it is better that way.
Close-protection officer/Martial artist
That's the price you pay with a cod piece... The dolphin is safe from hurled rocks, but vulnerable to sinister attacks... I'm surprised nobody has sharpied a smiley face on you actually. O.o Don't juveniles have sharpies in Japan? XD Not that I wish anything on your armor... O.O;
you should use the force ~
Otaku / Student in Networking
http://hayasaki-kun.blogspot.com/
>_<
Student
Anyone else think that the second on the left looks like that death god from death note?
IT student
So true. He is Ryuk
Student
I feel like making a photo comparison...
LOL you're right.
Consultant
Yea, he does.
Student (mad scientist in training)
I wondered why he looks so familiar XD
Office Administrator
http://aquilla429.co.uk
Lol. Maybe he wants to see what's inside too.
Gamer,Anime Watcher,Student,Youtuber (below is my YouTubepage click for reviews and more)
http://www.youtube.com/user/nintendokid
hey ur lucky u wernt in a all gay bar.........but why would u wanna touch a stormtroppers well you know.......wouldnt they shoot u
Blogger, consultant
http://www.netharuka.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRWe_0sD33Y <_< >_>
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Hehe. At least you didnt make any gay jokes - folks who do get banned.
Hikkikomori
It's just a good ole fashioned round of sack tap! =]
Nyoron~
This bottle (in the Hand from the guy in front of Danny)... is it Sake or something for burning the dolphin ?
Student artist
http://www.requestview.wordpress.com
Indirect TOUCH, btw why they touching you in the first place? Also is this event when those teens turn 20 and they gather up an party?
student
Yup its called Seijin Shiki
Consultant
Guys being guys, what did you expect.
Blogger, consultant
http://www.netharuka.com
Danny, good thing you're married or you'd have to make them take responsibility!
Marketer
is that what the lightsaber was made for ??? cutting hands to prevent incoming dolphin touching ????
Otaku Security Guard
I wonder if they think it's good luck to touch the crotch plate of a storm trooper? Maybe it gives you super dolphin powers for a short while? Like a magical otaku aphrodisiac
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
O_O!
Danny.........
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
I believe that photo have a meaning from "Seijin Shiki"
via Wiki:
Seijin Shiki (成人式, lit. Adult Ceremony?) is the Japanese coming-of-age ceremony. It is held annually on Seijin no Hi (成人の日, lit. Coming of age day?), the second Monday in January. Festivities include ceremonies held at local and prefectural offices and parties amongst family and friends to celebrate passage into adulthood.
So I believe that "part" is what "adulthood" stand for ^^;
Blogger, consultant
http://www.netharuka.com
I'm sure Danny was victimized by dark Jedi powers...
Danny: Let me see your identification.
Japanese boy: You don't need to see his identification.
Danny: I don't need to see his identification.
Japnese boy: This isn't the dolphin you're looking for.
Danny: This isn't the dolphin you're looking for.
Japanese boy: He can go about his business.
Danny: You can go about your business.
Japanese boy: Move along.
Danny: Move along... move along.
流浪人
^^;
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
^^;;;
Student
http://anime.tedfox.com/
ROFL !!!
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
http://lolipedofin.wordpress.com/
Wahahahahahahahahahaha....!!
Now this cracks me up...
wakakaka...
Otaku
http://imperiomoe.wordpress.com
Jajaja Stormtroopers are so open mind.
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
http://puppy52art.com/
LOL got pwned? ^^;;;;;;; speaking of dolphins, saw some on TV at a camera shop yesterday... the actual ones not the ones on guys lol!
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
What you need is a heat sensor dolphin alarm that goes off whenever someone touches the plate XD.
College student, Mech programmer and striving photographer.
http://moeforme.blogspot.com
Since it was a seijin shiki, they want to rub the dolphin of a stormtrooper in hopes they they too will have dolphins like Danny. That, or it was some sort of an armor inspection hehehe...^^;
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
http://lolipedofin.wordpress.com/
Oh... that photo was taken during seijin shiki??? didn't notice...
流浪人
Maybe he's just offering you some extra protection... ^_^
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
http://discombobulatedyouth.blogspot.com/
All you need is a tactile sensor and a little warning LED. :)
Blogger, consultant
http://www.netharuka.com
LOL. That would be awesome. Add in a prerecorded warning that triggers with the tactile sensor: "Do not violate the territoriality of the dolphin desu!"
Consultant
Yea or have some kind of electric charge when they touch there.
student , otaku and awesome blogger
http://otakudan.com
whats up with young guys always touching others guys no-no parts
Young Grasshopper
http://miragestrike.blogspot.com
Maybe he thought he was a miss trooper? xD
Either way, he is going to be in for a 'shocking' surprise LOL!
Moe Hunter
http://moehunter.wordpress.com/
Slight glimpse of a girl on the left. Can't wait for the pictures.
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
http://www.otakuinternational.com
Mmmm...Awesome!
Everyone is saying how danny is the victim but me thinks perhaps danny liked it?!?
Mmm...OOOH YEAH!!!!
三年せいとオタク
I wonder if he did that on purpose..
Injured
Looks like the 3 out front have a purpose. As if Danny said "I really gotta go", guys near "no the picture has not been taken' yet"! Danny, "I mean I got to GO to the bathroom". Then the guys out front spring into action the one in back applies pressure to hold other runs up with a bottle and the third is moving his hand in position to shield it all from view.
浦の引き篭り
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3219/haruhimemew.gif
Don't pay me much attention but I think that's kinda a hint...
Teacher, Artist, Writer
http://eatdrinkmanotaku.blogspot.com/
The hand of God reaches for your ...
That ain't no ET moment right there
College Freshmen
Why are they dressed like that? Was there a wedding or something?
Student
Whoa some of them are getting a little close there... but that's why there's an armor plate there XD Specifically designed for situations such as those! Just kidding :P
Student
guess that brings the literal meaning of "to cup" or "cupping" or just "cup".
Hahaha! Seeing this made my day. ^^;
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
Caption the pic: "Danny dolphin GET"
i just don't get it. Why is it so incredibly popular for people to touch your armour there?
When you add the voice changer to your armour, you should also add a touch/motion sensor on the 'cup' to alert you when being 'attacked'
College Student
HAHA unlucky...
Summer school skipper
LOL.
Nothing like a public demonstration of honor and respect among men. xD
http://supahdesu.blogspot.com/
Can't feel through hard plastic eh? I wonder where can you feel through the armor.
Student
http://sl-kun.blogspot.com
Rubbing the dolphin armor to get the stormtrooper dolphin blessing?
Art/Media
http://sgallen.wordpress.com/
For the momment there, I thought they wanted to reach inside to feel Danny's dolphin'o.
o_o; Poor Danny, gets molested while he is trapped in a stormtrooper armor.
Maybe Danny would feel better if he were to be surrounded by girls instead ^o^ ho ho ho~
The Coming-of-age festival?
Lol.. Use the force to heighten your senses.. XD
Graphic Designer
lol, you never saw it coming. ^^;
3D artist
http://andyh.cgsociety.org
Haha - ace.
I'd be pretty creeped out walking around and posing for photos in a suit that blocks out your sense of touch!
Were you completely oblivious to that til you saw the photo?
houkouonchi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/red_mango/
Oh my!!
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
I think an interview with your wife would be quite interesting some day. It's not enough that cute girls have their hands all over you - now she has to worry about the guys too. ;)
Student
http://anime.scripts.mit.edu/miteiru/
LMFAO that made my day!! ^___^
Guys are so perverted sometimes :D they look so fascinated at the Stormtrooper dolphin protector.
Student
http://christianchoi.wordpress.com/
ummm ya sometimes... -.-;; and that is probably why they added that part to the armor. to prevent spontaneous dolphin touching ^__^
Half Engineer, Half Student, All Robot
http://discombobulatedyouth.blogspot.com/
I think it's an Asian thing. I don't really see any Westerners doing this sort of thing. At my predominantly Asian school, we had a running "Bangkok" thing going. It evolved from the classic "what's the capital of Thailand" to just yelling "Bangkok", followed by an attempt at the other guy's dolphin. Very weird.
university film student | ecchikid | the Archivist
http://www.vimeo.com/longhim
LOL. Haven't heard of that one before, but my visualization of the scene is quite interesting. My school's variation was to yell "pen!s" back and forth and see who could do it loudest.
...the girls usually won. >_>
Student
http://christianchoi.wordpress.com/
The Bangkok thing isnt primarily an Asian thing. Ive seen people at my school do it too and theres only a total of 20 or 30 Asians in my grade with 1050 or so people
Ninja / Engineer / Sensei / 魔法少女 (What!?! I can't be, I'm a guy...)
Step 1. Go where no man has gone before. (Well, kinda anyways)
Step 3. Join the dark side!
(There is no step 2!)
But wow, pictures don't get any more personal than that. Their curiosity levels were way too high here. Danny should have a built in detector so he knows this kinda stuff is gonna happen. You know, kinda like a "spidey-sense" for unwanted attention. ^^;
Hikikomori
http://toxxyn.blogspot.com/
Maybe that's a sign...
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
Maybe you should replace the plastic with coated metal This way you could hook it up to an electric source and shock people when they touch you there...
...You could also fight crime with it.
ELECTRIC PELVIC THRUST GO! BZZZ~
Student
http://christianchoi.wordpress.com/
Im sure that the police would come and arrest you first ^_^;;
Actor, Moviemaker and Blogger.
http://sitedofonseca.blogspot.com
Hahaha
???Confused???
Looks like the guy holding the booze wanted to take a shoot at Danny's dolphin too...^_^U
Cleaner
L0lZ Danny!
Cleaner
L0lZ Danny!
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
You must work on your skills young jedi. A master jedi can 'feel' when someone is reaching for his lightsaber.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
but a trooper is no jedi. no?
大学生
http://justaskeikaku.net23.net
I guess it counts as protection too ^^
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
i dun tink he would mind if it was the girls..
Popular Culture Vulture
Perhaps Danny you can consider installing an alarm system that screams 'ecchi, ecchi' on areas that you don't want ppl to touch ...
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
That pic is pure brilliance. Epicly so.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
beats me why a guy would want to touch the dolphin armor? ('~')
Student
http://myanimelist.net/profile/Unyuu
Lol, Matsu idea would be pretty good and funny.
Ahahahaha, I could Imagine Danny's reaction when he first looked at the picture after the shot.
College Student
Haha it's all in good fun! ^_^ There was something very much like this that guys at my high school did (mostly the athletes) which I experienced a few times........ not the most pleasant of greetings but still not nearly as bad as the more violent variant >.<
Student
http://www.lesterho.com
Did he notice you are a MEN inside? LULZ!
former Emperor of Britannia
http://reflectiarx.wordpress.com/
They want the most powerful light saber in the universe.
Student.
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Yuusuke-kun/
HAHA CROTCH TOUCH!!
Filmmaker
http://josewritingthelife.blogspot.com/
Your dolphin has uncontrollable fans..
Physiotherapist and Teacher
http://luisasantiaga.blogspot.com/
omg!, what a pic!!! is there another pic like that with girls? jijiji :P
they wanted u to give them ur greaters powers >.<
Future Pioneer and a Dreamer
Haha truly a storm trooper design flaw! Or any armor!
Pokemon master
http://thecococafe.wordpress.com/
Trooper Danny is the perfect victim for taped-on "Kick me" signs.
freelancer, Spanglish speaker
http://www.changolion.com
haha you make my day.
that is why Danny doesn't use a chewbacca suit
website/graphic designer and karaoke amateur~
http://www.furudango.com
Ahahaha~ Made my day this did xD;
Student of Computer Info. & Office Sys.
Just... WHY? XD;
Mechanical Engineering student
http://sabekujikaneda.multiply.com/
Looks like you need a bodyguard Mr Danny! XD
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Heh sorry I can't help but remind myself of that Jedi Council room scene from Episode I ^^;
Yoda: "How feel you?"
Danny: "Nothing, sir."
Mace Windu: "Be mindful of your feelings..."
Ki-Adi Mundi: "Your thoughts dwell on your dolphin."
Yoda: "Afraid to lose it..I think."
US Navy Sailor
http://punynari.wordpress.com/
LOL!! I heard of this happening with other 501st but only rear tapping.
Engineering research
http://kikenshisou.wordpress.com
Reminds me of Az from gaijinsmash ^^
Look on the bright side, at least ya immune from kancho attacks. LOL
Student & Game Designer
http://www.artificialzeromedia.com/
danny -> also popular with the guys ! =D
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
hahah i guess not even armor protects everything
Medic!
LOL This is horrible stuff xD the result of too popular with guys!!!
Student | J-Drama beau
http://www.emikro.de.vu
Your Stormtrooper armor looks great, no wonder that anyone want to touch you :D Okay, it is a question why they want to touch your "dolphin armor", but if they like that =)
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com
you should stick some sensors in the armor to take care of any unnecessary thermal detonator placements^^
Perv
A Jedi, become you must. Better even, a sith would be. That way, sense their Ero, will you and prevent the dolphin touching of yours too.
Student
LOL, nice picture!
What (or where) is Seijin Shiki?
The recent economic crisis means the Empire is forced to choose cheaper, but sub-par quality materials for their Stormtrooper uniforms, causing higher casualties. :p
Student
So the manly crotch grab is universal.
Supreme Commander of NERV Co.
That is so random lol
FREETER
You could wire up some electrodes to a small battery. Give someone a nice little surprise :D
marketing and international business
Thank God It was only one, I can't imagine if all tried to do.....something.... T-T XD
Journalist
that guys don't look very smart...
Otaku ^^
Luckily they touch the armour part. If your dolphin felt the touch, I think there will be Japanese Boys' lying on the ground with blaster holes. =P
d@@b
Brigade Leader-in-Training
http://st1337theblog.wordpress.com/
Maybe the Crotch plate is the Crotch Plate of Good Luck so that way whoever touches it can get...help in that area
Programmer, IT, and Student
I feel bad for you being molested without knowing. Still ST1337 could have a point you could be a fertility god if he is correct.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
A rowdy bunch. LOL. Good times!
Full time Student.
http://www.twitter.com/lurn2fluff
Whoa. I guess that means someone could write on you too?
Ouch.