Comments on: Illusion of Shrinking Munchkins

By: Kainoa

Kainoa — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:31:25 +0000

Tanuki in Japan were also used to Hide Money and Treasure in the Olden Days. If you were to stumble upon a statue of a Tanuki in the Forest, it is said that Were you to Break it Open, there would be Hidden Coins inside of it. In the Mario Games on the Nintendo NES and SNES and Later Game Boy Color and so on you can “DON” a TANUKI suit to gain the ability to “FLY” and get Hidden Coins otherwise unreachable…

By: Your worst nightmare

Your worst nightmare — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:31:11 +0000

What are those things?

By: Xionu Alice Adair

Xionu Alice Adair — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:43:04 +0000

this is cute and weird at time same time

By: you do not wanna now

you do not wanna now — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:18:29 +0000

they’re just putting it farther and farther

By: Kayla

Kayla — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:27:04 +0000

Along with being well endowed, the tanuki is was (and is) used in front of store to promote good busness and sucess. Just wanted to put my two cents in.

By: trog69

trog69 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:50:19 +0000

Thanks for the help on this, everyone. I’ll take your word on the enlarged, uh, yeah.

By: Juli

Juli — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:07:04 +0000

I agree anonymous…

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:16:01 +0000

a little too much info there james barron…

and i didnt even notice the facebook button until after i finished reading the article!

By: Care Bear

Care Bear — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:25:04 +0000

What kind of diet were they on? I sure could use it. Neat illusion and thanx to the other responders for broadening my knowlege base. It’s great to learn new things. I’ll have to “google” it and learn more.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:47:15 +0000

You can see the tanuki’s testicles…

By: LB

LB — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:02:24 +0000

It’s a tanuki, a Japanese raccoon dog. This is the mythological version; Tanuki is mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:59:54 +0000

Re: The munchkins illusions.

I only found the effect to be quite subtle but I could see it. The skinny munchkin looks taller when held in my peripheral vision.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:42:14 +0000

Nice button!

By: James Barron

James Barron — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:31:41 +0000

That is a statue of a Japanese raccoon dog also known as tanuki. These animals have unusually large testicles, and the Japanese exaggerate this trait in their depictions of it.

By: sjaantze42

sjaantze42 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:26:58 +0000

Those are tanuki- racoon dogs from Japan. Watch Pom Poko, and you’ll understand lol