In Japan, it's all games until you break an arm
TOKYO (AP) — Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm.
Distributor Atlus said Tuesday it will remove all 150 Arm Spirit arm wrestling machines from Japanese arcades after three players broke their arms grappling with the machine's mechanized appendage.
"The machine isn't that strong, much less so than a muscular man. Even women should be able to beat it," said Atlus spokeswoman Ayano Sakiyama, calling the recall "a precaution."..........
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That's unbelievable . . .
Now I might be a rock hard stud of masculinity and all . . . BUT I saw one of these and it ran away from me scared. I swear it was crying.
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you are ONE tough thug rick! i am shakin' in my shoes (crocs, just like king george wears)
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