This is Lucky Dragon, a 49 foot cruise boat enhanced with a dragon head that breathes fire and water. Created by artist Yanobe Kenji, the mechanical monster is cruising Osaka's Ōkawa river and Dōtonbori canal until October 12 as part of the Aqua Metropolis festival. More details and photos at Pink Tentacle. "‘Lucky Dragon’ fire-breathing boat in Osaka" (Thanks, Kenny Montana!)
Fire-breathing dragon boat
This is Lucky Dragon, a 49 foot cruise boat enhanced with a dragon head that breathes fire and water. Created by artist Yanobe Kenji, the mechanical monster is cruising Osaka's Ōkawa river and Dōtonbori canal until October 12 as part of the Aqua Metropolis festival. More details and photos at Pink Tentacle. "‘Lucky Dragon’ fire-breathing boat in Osaka" (Thanks, Kenny Montana!)
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This episode of Subnormality is actually relevant to this article, but only if you read to the end.
We are entering a time of great strangeness walking among us in the form of previously-mundane objects.
To quote Beavis: "Fire! Fire!"
Impressive, yes, but one unexpected bridge would take it out. XD
They'll burn that bridge when they come to it, Phikus.
Holy lethal flamethrower, Batman!
They are actually using burning liquid instead of gas? Wouldn't it be great if the squirted that instead of water? Wouldn't it be great if they squirted that on the boat itself?
LOL @#4. Avram posts a winner (although I'd like a clarification on whether mods may win a comment thread).
And I'm wondering whether if I sign in with a user name starting with "A", I can be a moderator? What's the rule there?
About the boat: I thought the coolness actually increased when it stopped shooting fire and receded to its stealth position.
you may need to post 1000 winners to get your wings.
wife is convinced that it is a fire-breathing-dragon boat, as it is not an actual dragon boat.
Is this from the famous Swedish architecture firm "SVEN" ?