Urban Camouflage in Japan

If you are being chased by criminals, how long would it take for you to actually put it on?
And couldn’t criminals ironically use them to pickpocket people who are using an actual vending machine?
It’s a double sided sword.

I try to stay clear of saying anything is “stupid” because it’s rude and generally adds nothing but the comment made by Ms. Tsukioka is frankly pretty dumb. Is she suggesting only foreigners are going to find it far-fetched? I’m betting most Japanese would find it pretty ridiculous as well. If she’s suggesting only Japanese people make their silly and pointless ideas a reality, then she’s not very worldly in her knowledge or experiences.

My husband said that it looks like a part of a Monty Python sketch.

I assume that if you’re being pursued by criminals, it’ll be in the dark, not the broad daylight, and so my question is does the vending machine light up? Or is the woman just going to be standing there in a suspiciously dark, partially folded, shoed vending machine?

The pictures of the kid’s back pack are amusing, because I don’t think it’s hard to miss two legs sticking out from under a red-metal case.

The sewer lid is just baffling. You’d have to be a pretty flat person to pull that one off.

Should I be ashamed that I fell for it? At least until I read the post and looked at the picture as a whole, anyway.

When it comes to avoiding rape, better to be safe than sorry. The ‘dress’ should cover her shoes though