What is this thing?

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:59 pm

I don't know why I never questioned this before but, what the Hell is this?

Akira · Post by **Akira** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:05 pm

What Saga/Episode is it from, or what movie? If I remember the scene I might be able to tell you. Just off the picture alone I am guessing it might be a sleeping cot that folded up on its sides along with the rest of the stuff Gohan brought with him camping in Movie 3, but I don't recall for sure if I am thinking of the correct scene because I haven't watched that movie in a long time, not one of my favorites.

SuperSaiyan3Goku · Post by **SuperSaiyan3Goku** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:35 pm

I does kinda look like camping gear, but I haven't seen movie 3 in forever, so I'm not sure...

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:15 pm

Akira wrote:What Saga/Episode is it from, or what movie? If I remember the scene I might be able to tell you. Just off the picture alone I am guessing it might be a sleeping cot that folded up on its sides along with the rest of the stuff Gohan brought with him camping in Movie 3, but I don't recall for sure if I am thinking of the correct scene because I haven't watched that movie in a long time, not one of my favorites.

It was indeed from movie 3. It's when Gohan's listing off all the stuff Chichi made him bring with him.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:27 pm

Yea, its from movie 3, but I don't know what it is.

RockerJeri · Post by **RockerJeri** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 12:26 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:I don't know why I never questioned this before but, what the Hell is this?

They camped right in that movie?

Its two portable beds folded Japanese style

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:41 am

Don't think they use rocks for pillows.

Kendamu · Post by **Kendamu** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:30 am

I think those things were on the sides of the campfire. I don't quite remember.

Captain Awesome · Post by **Captain Awesome** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:57 am

Kendamu wrote:I think those things were on the sides of the campfire. I don't quite remember.

Thats what I thought, it was some sort of mystical Japanese campfire containment field...generator...thingy..

Casual Matt · Post by **Casual Matt** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:10 am

Captain Awesome wrote:
Kendamu wrote:I think those things were on the sides of the campfire. I don't quite remember.
Thats what I thought, it was some sort of mystical Japanese campfire containment field...generator...thingy..

You mean a fire ring? Though I have to say there's more there than just a fire ring but not enough to be a fire pit.

(I'm a Newfoundlander. I've had many experiences just standing around a fire pit.)

Acid_Reign · Post by **Acid_Reign** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:27 am

Tsukento wrote:Don't think they use rocks for pillows.

But if they're rocks, why balance them on the top of those things to begin with?

What could be seen as sides of a solid might also be folds in a comforter... but I don't know for sure.

Steven Perry · Post by **Steven Perry** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 9:58 am

It looks like one of those beds where you can fold it up, so you can store it easily. Then you got two pillows balancing at the top.

Teclo · Post by **Teclo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 10:55 am

Well I just rewatched this bit again and there are two campfires. One that Oolong is blowing on and another with Bulma and Krillin by it. Neither of them have this... thing near them. In fact, it can't even be seen in any shots other than the one in this thread when it's just on it's own, out of any context.

While it does kind of look like a mattress or something similar, they actually have a large blue tent which would presumably contain all of the sleeping stuff. The two white things on top certainly don't look like pillows (the one on the right looks more like one than the one on the left, but still...) They look a lot more like a quickly drawn version of the white rocks that cover the area.

You see it while Gohan is listing all the things Chichi packed for him so you may assume that they have something to do with the things he's mentioning at the time (a mosquito net, a waistband and some pillows) but after lingering on those strange objects for a while, the camera shows you all the things that Gohan has just taken out of his bag and the weird objects aren't anywhere to be seen (see image below).

Tsukento · Post by **Tsukento** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:25 am

Acid_Reign wrote:But if they're rocks, why balance them on the top of those things to begin with?

What could be seen as sides of a solid might also be folds in a comforter... but I don't know for sure.

Lookit the shape of 'em. No way in hell they could be pillows. Especially the one on the left.

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:37 am

Lookit the shape of 'em. No way in hell they could be pillows. Especially the one on the left.

Nah, they have to be rocks. They have jagged edges and stuff. When you see those "things" the first thing you think they are are rocks.

Let's make it interesting. The first person to actually figure out what these are... I will give you a prize

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Seriously, I will mail you somthing cool if you can tell me what these are.

Teclo · Post by **Teclo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:55 am

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
Lookit the shape of 'em. No way in hell they could be pillows. Especially the one on the left.
Nah, they have to be rocks. They have jagged edges and stuff. When you see those "things" the first thing you think they are are rocks.

Let's make it interesting. The first person to actually figure out what these are... I will give you a prize .
Seriously, I will mail you somthing cool if you can tell me what these are.

That's a cool offer but how could we actually prove any one idea right?

Tanooki Kuribo · Post by **Tanooki Kuribo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:10 pm

That's a cool offer but how could we actually prove any one idea right?

Well, apparently no one here knows what it is. Wich means someone would have to do some searching. If they find out what it is they can show me how they came to that conclusion with maybe links to a site or a picture of a real life... one of these things.

Steven Perry · Post by **Steven Perry** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:23 pm

Tanooki Kuribo wrote:
That's a cool offer but how could we actually prove any one idea right?
Well, apparently no one here knows what it is. Wich means someone would have to do some searching. If they find out what it is they can show me how they came to that conclusion with maybe links to a site or a picture of a real life... one of these things.

Oh yes, let's do this!!!

Olivier Hague · Post by **Olivier Hague** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:49 pm

I say they're hangô (Japanese mess kits).
You turn them upside down in order to avoid burning the rice at the bottom.
And the stones are there to apply more pressure and get fluffier rice, as explained here.

EDIT: Aaaand that was my 1000th post.

Teclo · Post by **Teclo** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:05 pm

Olivier Hague wrote:I say they're hangô (Japanese mess kits).
You turn them upside down in order to avoid burning the rice at the bottom.
And the stones are there to apply more pressure and get fluffier rice, as explained here.

EDIT: Aaaand that was my 1000th post.

I think you may very well be correct. My first impression of them when I first watched this movie (last night, coincidentally) was that they were steel drums containing water, with rocks on to keep the lids from blowing away. I then realised how stupid that was and dismissed the idea but it's still what it looked like at first. Now you've actually thought of a good reason why they'd have such things (i.e. because they're rice cookers rather than barrels of water) so it makes sense.

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