Mobile X-ray machines are scary to Japanese children, I guess. But Pokemon aren't. So that's why Japanese company Shimadzu has created a Pokemon-themed X-ray machine, using art from the game Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.
Being shown off at places like Image Synthesis Exhibition 2009, Shimadzu Corp's would likely be used on infants who probably can't even recognize Pokemon, let alone know what the hell an X-ray machine is doing to them. But Shimadzu's press release (Japanese) says that the images of Pikachu and pals should ease their fear.
Me? My fear has increased: is Pokemon now so big that it has a place in medical technology? What next? Will we be sticking our heads in a giant pokeball for a brain scan?
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11:20 AM on 04.16.2009
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Medical Tech + Pokemans = scary future
Now they have a pokemon themed x-ray machine? How cruel and deceiving. The kids will laugh and smile at Pikachu while the souless machine behind the mask of pikachu slowly depletes your life. And when the child soons learns that pikachu and the other cute friendly pokemons just infected him with radiation poisoning, they'll shit themselves in fear and horror. They'll never look at another pokemon the same way again...
as long as he can't see into my house on thursday night. then it's all good.
Also, anesthesia will become Bulbasaur's sleeping powder. See it coming in the near future.