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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying
Not only Japanese culture is absolutely nothing like we have in the West, but their creativity concerning pastimes and DIY projects might also look quite strange to us. This time the Japanese came up with an idea to turn boring aluminum foil into something beautiful. The tin foil itself is surely nothing exciting – It is used for packaging, insulation, cooking… and making really shiny aluminum foil balls that appear to have no real purpose, apparently. That’s right, thanks to a Japanese jeweler, the whole country became obsessed with refining these metal leaves to perfectly shiny tin foil balls, and we aren’t sure how to react.
According to Twitter user @puchuco709, they took a whole 16-meter (52-feet) long roll of the federal government brainwashing-blocking material and started abusing it – hammering, polishing it. After probably a gazillion repeats, the tin foil ball was finished. People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY foil ball project, flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions. Can you think of a use for these Japanese foil balls? Let us know in the comments!
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It all starts with an aluminum foil ball like this one:
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
Then, with incredible amounts of determination…
Image credits: skytomo
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
…lots and lots of repeating the same tedious task…
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Image credits: tomooo.25
…and hours of polishing to perfection…
Image credits: skytomo
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
Image credits: skytomo
It turns into something like this!
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
Image credits: skytomo
People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY project
Image credits: skytomo
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
Flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions
Image credits: sekaiminzoku
Image credits: puchuco709
Here’s what people had to say about the trend:
What do you think ?
Ego 7 years ago
I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.
weatherwitch 7 years ago
This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄
Sree S 7 years ago
Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...
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Sophster 7 years ago
I almost went for the tin foil but realized I could clean the house for a year with the same amount of effort so meh never mind, to both ;p
Jason Hampel 7 years ago
30 years ago when I was a teenager we used to do this with the foil from cigarette packs that were emptied by parents and grandparents that smoked. Peel the paper off the foil, then roll the foil into a ball and then keep adding foil and keep rolling it to a mirror finish. The ball just kept getting bigger and bigger.
Dana Patterson 7 years ago
I came here to add this! Glad I wasn't the only weirdo collecting cigarette foil as a kid :P
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Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
I saw the first picture and thought " finally, something artistic I can do. " Then I kept scrolling and came crashing back to earth. C**p, I still haven't got any talent.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Art is technique and patience, not talent. If you stop to learn how they do it and then take the time to reproduce it, you can do it too. The hard part is not giving up half way through.
Load More Replies... Ego 7 years ago
I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.
weatherwitch 7 years ago
This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄
Sree S 7 years ago
Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...
Load More Replies... Sophster 7 years ago
I almost went for the tin foil but realized I could clean the house for a year with the same amount of effort so meh never mind, to both ;p
Jason Hampel 7 years ago
30 years ago when I was a teenager we used to do this with the foil from cigarette packs that were emptied by parents and grandparents that smoked. Peel the paper off the foil, then roll the foil into a ball and then keep adding foil and keep rolling it to a mirror finish. The ball just kept getting bigger and bigger.
Dana Patterson 7 years ago
I came here to add this! Glad I wasn't the only weirdo collecting cigarette foil as a kid :P
Load More Replies... Kenny Kulbiski 7 years ago
I saw the first picture and thought " finally, something artistic I can do. " Then I kept scrolling and came crashing back to earth. C**p, I still haven't got any talent.
Rafaella Bueno 7 years ago
Art is technique and patience, not talent. If you stop to learn how they do it and then take the time to reproduce it, you can do it too. The hard part is not giving up half way through.
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