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The Legend of Zelda: The Carrot of Time

6:06 AM on 03.04.2008, Jim Sterling 30 comments

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Just when you think you've seen it all, some mad genius from Japan proves you utterly wrong and exposes the naivety of your pure world view. Root vegetables may be many things -- healthy, versatile and tasty, but one thing I never expected them to be was musical. That is, before Heita3 here showed the world how he can turn a humble carrot into his very own ocarina.
 
It's not just Zelda, nor indeed, merely carrots. Go check out the man's Youtube page for all kinds of music played on all kinds of vegetation. Apples, mushrooms, cabbages, this guy's out of his mind. Prepare to be amused for up to three minutes!
 
[Via Kotaku]

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Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 03/04/2008 06:09
So I can summon Epona and provide her with a snack at the same time? Excellent!
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ironmanrules1333 at 03/04/2008 06:28
Ahh, Japan and their vegetable instruments. When will they learn?
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able_to_think at 03/04/2008 06:42
That's rad.
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Pixel Blue at 03/04/2008 07:02
I was afraid at first this was about the musical fruit. Musical vegetables are cool.

Must resist urge to carve my own ...
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Pedro Blandino at 03/04/2008 07:19
me playing music officer? with what? a carrroty? Ha ha. *chomp*
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Silverhertz at 03/04/2008 07:52
I now invision a game crossed between Zelda and Pikmin where you pull up musical vegetable people and use them to complete the game. Id call it ZekmanŠ
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Dale North at 03/04/2008 08:23
http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=7210

Bashcraft reads and links to jtor, so I'm surprised it wasn't up earlier
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nademagnet at 03/04/2008 08:37
I was amused. Then I got hungry. Now I am angry that I cannot eat the carrot.
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gleesona at 03/04/2008 09:17
I beleive a ROFL award is in order...
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LarkOhiya at 03/04/2008 09:26
"I'm playing music!" "now I'm hungry!" *chomp* "carrot all gone"
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deanhatescoffee at 03/04/2008 10:03
I don't think this guy's *quite* as talented as some people think. If you watch his broccoli video you can clearly see some orange thing shoved up into it. I think he basically just hollows-out the produce of choice; puts in the orange dealy (which, I'm assuming, is a small ocarina); and finds the holes of the ocarina through the produce and carves them out. Thus, he gives you the illusion that the produce is the instrument when, in fact, it's merely a vessel.
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Cheeburga at 03/04/2008 10:13
Dean is the winner.
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MechaMonkey at 03/04/2008 10:41
dean, I'd agree with you but that carrot is way too out of tune to actually be a flute in a vegetable suit.
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Jaren Face at 03/04/2008 11:05
...that slightly terrifies me for some odd reason.
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Kaos Angel at 03/04/2008 11:24
That... is so cool! That guy has an odd hobby... 0o;
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Cunt at 03/04/2008 11:58
I saw a video somewhere of a vegetable orchestra.
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polysics at 03/04/2008 14:39
The radish slide whistle he has is awesome too. I'd love to see a full wind instrument orchestra, played with all of his vegetable creations.
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Dexter345 at 03/04/2008 15:31
It must be kind of demoralizing to spend the time making that only to have it rot after a week.
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atastysammich at 03/04/2008 16:35
Th... this guy can do more with a carrot than I ever could with my forty-dollar Ocarina of Time lookalike. Please excuse me while I drown the tears of a shattered childhood in cheap rum.
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Clockwork at 03/04/2008 16:36
Dexter has a point. Not to mention after a week, playing it must taste like shit.
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NyghtcrawleR at 03/04/2008 20:06
Video not found
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HarassmentPanda at 03/04/2008 20:41
My mother would be so disappointed in me if I did this.
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Necros at 03/05/2008 03:28
Too bad it rots after a few days.
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BlackSunEmpire at 03/05/2008 03:56
Apple bong > Carrot Ocarina

Although... Apple Bong + Carrot Ocarina = Hmmmmmmmm
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A Ton of Berries at 03/06/2008 14:19
Bong ocarina!!
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