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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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Aertyr's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 06:07
Aertyr
The real question is whether or nor he can play Through the fire and the flames on a banana.
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 06:09
Justice
That is actually insane, he even has a carrot pan flute set and some radish whistle
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 06:09
Aaron Mxy Yost
So I can summon Epona and provide her with a snack at the same time? Excellent!
ironmanrules1333's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 06:28
ironmanrules1333
Ahh, Japan and their vegetable instruments. When will they learn?
able to think's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 06:42
able to think
That's rad.
Pixel Blue's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 07:02
Pixel Blue
I was afraid at first this was about the musical fruit. Musical vegetables are cool.

Must resist urge to carve my own ...
Pedro Blandino's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 07:19
Pedro Blandino
me playing music officer? with what? a carrroty? Ha ha. *chomp*
Silverhertz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 07:52
Silverhertz
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 Zekman©
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 08:23
Dale North
http://www.japanator.com/elephant/post.phtml?pk=7210

Bashcraft reads and links to jtor, so I'm surprised it wasn't up earlier
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 08:37
nademagnet
I was amused. Then I got hungry. Now I am angry that I cannot eat the carrot.
Turbophoenix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 09:17
Turbophoenix
I beleive a ROFL award is in order...
LarkOhiya's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 09:26
LarkOhiya
"I'm playing music!" "now I'm hungry!" *chomp* "carrot all gone"
deanhatescoffee's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 10:03
deanhatescoffee
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.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 10:13
Cheeburga
Dean is the winner.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 10:41
MechaMonkey
dean, I'd agree with you but that carrot is way too out of tune to actually be a flute in a vegetable suit.
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 11:05
Jaren Face
...that slightly terrifies me for some odd reason.
Kaos Angel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 11:24
Kaos Angel
That... is so cool! That guy has an odd hobby... 0o;
Cunt's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 11:58
Cunt
I saw a video somewhere of a vegetable orchestra.
polysics's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 14:39
polysics
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.
Darren Nakamura's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 15:31
Darren Nakamura
It must be kind of demoralizing to spend the time making that only to have it rot after a week.
atastysammich's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 16:35
atastysammich
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.
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 16:36
Clockwork
Dexter has a point. Not to mention after a week, playing it must taste like shit.
NyghtcrawleR's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 20:06
NyghtcrawleR
Video not found
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2008 20:41
HarassmentPanda
My mother would be so disappointed in me if I did this.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/05/2008 03:28
Bob Muir
Too bad it rots after a few days.
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/05/2008 03:56
BlackSunEmpire
Apple bong > Carrot Ocarina

Although... Apple Bong + Carrot Ocarina = Hmmmmmmmm
A Ton of Berries's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/06/2008 14:19
A Ton of Berries
Bong ocarina!!
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