Sunday, August 07, 2005
Zeroth Experiment - Zero point of tolerance
Outrageously Stupid Toy
Many years have passed since my potentially subjective embeddedness in love and joy toward any opened kinder egg has been truly fruitful. However, it seemed that my disconnect with surprise was purely due to me stepping into adulthood; But, I might have been wrong because how could I have thought that a 3D tree and similar stupidities can be fun to anyone.
I seek the truth - why are things so bad in the land of Kinder Supresos.
The first analytical foray touches upon this utterly bizarre toy. But of its character a bit later on. Now I must properly assess the KSE.
I) The quality of chocolate surrounding the capsule with the toy is intact. I cannot vouch for taste of chocolate after being in the fridge (I used to have cartons of KSE as a kid in the fridge, and preferred the cold chocolate over room temperature), but that test will be made in due time. Hence, out of 10 marks chocolate is getting the full set.
II) Packaging. The foil around the chocolate is of the same colours as it ever was, but with more languages. That is a nice touch - urging kids to learn foreign languages. One difference I can note is the appearance of Internet Surprise MAGICODE image, that did not exist (logically) in the days before internet. Additional newness is the mini barcode that allows for a quick scan at the cashier station, rather than manual typing of the price - minimizing the work -> good call.
III) Plastic capsule. I am wary of the new design. Namely, all the capsules are half yellow and half orange. Originally any appearance of orange (and usually of the whole capsule) meant that there is some special toy inside it. Now, all of them are the same, and the lack of this extra level of intrigue is simply saddening.
IV) The toy itself.
From the technical aspects of assembly pieces to the overall sense zeros must be given all around. Namely, the toy consists of only 6 pieces out of which 3 are these yellow helicopter looking blades. The connections between pieces are made quite simply - click-ons are made to ensure proper set-up; Rather too banal this researcher would add.
And that brings us to understanding what this toy is. Well, it is quite simply an elephant with a rats nose that is capable of flying. The question is - how did this horrible (or is it!?) mutation come about. That research is yet to come.
V) Final judgment. This toy is not a fun toy. It is funny however. Who could think of such a series; there are 3 other "animals" of similar mutation that exist. Who will want to collect them all - not me! And not just that, I mean - what message is to be gained from the toy - how are we to play with it, rolling it down the table, flying it in the air. Are we to scrounge-up every granule of imagination that has ever existed on this planet and to pretend that this is on a faraway world, and if so - who made this monstrous animalchine. What Dr. Frankestein was at work? Or maybe this is not such an elaborate happening - maybe this ratlike elephant jammed its front trunks into the blades and got stuck there, just like did his tail into the 3rd wheel/blade thingie.
And with one parting look
- a repeat of the judgment, but a categoric one: this toy is an absolute idiotic piece of ridiculous stupidity and deserves not a zero as a grade, but non-existence (unfortunately as an experimenter I do not have powers that would give such outcome, just the mindset that allows objectivity and nothing but).
Many years have passed since my potentially subjective embeddedness in love and joy toward any opened kinder egg has been truly fruitful. However, it seemed that my disconnect with surprise was purely due to me stepping into adulthood; But, I might have been wrong because how could I have thought that a 3D tree and similar stupidities can be fun to anyone.I seek the truth - why are things so bad in the land of Kinder Supresos.
The first analytical foray touches upon this utterly bizarre toy. But of its character a bit later on. Now I must properly assess the KSE.
I) The quality of chocolate surrounding the capsule with the toy is intact. I cannot vouch for taste of chocolate after being in the fridge (I used to have cartons of KSE as a kid in the fridge, and preferred the cold chocolate over room temperature), but that test will be made in due time. Hence, out of 10 marks chocolate is getting the full set.
II) Packaging. The foil around the chocolate is of the same colours as it ever was, but with more languages. That is a nice touch - urging kids to learn foreign languages. One difference I can note is the appearance of Internet Surprise MAGICODE image, that did not exist (logically) in the days before internet. Additional newness is the mini barcode that allows for a quick scan at the cashier station, rather than manual typing of the price - minimizing the work -> good call.
III) Plastic capsule. I am wary of the new design. Namely, all the capsules are half yellow and half orange. Originally any appearance of orange (and usually of the whole capsule) meant that there is some special toy inside it. Now, all of them are the same, and the lack of this extra level of intrigue is simply saddening.
IV) The toy itself.
From the technical aspects of assembly pieces to the overall sense zeros must be given all around. Namely, the toy consists of only 6 pieces out of which 3 are these yellow helicopter looking blades. The connections between pieces are made quite simply - click-ons are made to ensure proper set-up; Rather too banal this researcher would add.And that brings us to understanding what this toy is. Well, it is quite simply an elephant with a rats nose that is capable of flying. The question is - how did this horrible (or is it!?) mutation come about. That research is yet to come.
V) Final judgment. This toy is not a fun toy. It is funny however. Who could think of such a series; there are 3 other "animals" of similar mutation that exist. Who will want to collect them all - not me! And not just that, I mean - what message is to be gained from the toy - how are we to play with it, rolling it down the table, flying it in the air. Are we to scrounge-up every granule of imagination that has ever existed on this planet and to pretend that this is on a faraway world, and if so - who made this monstrous animalchine. What Dr. Frankestein was at work? Or maybe this is not such an elaborate happening - maybe this ratlike elephant jammed its front trunks into the blades and got stuck there, just like did his tail into the 3rd wheel/blade thingie.
And with one parting look
- a repeat of the judgment, but a categoric one: this toy is an absolute idiotic piece of ridiculous stupidity and deserves not a zero as a grade, but non-existence (unfortunately as an experimenter I do not have powers that would give such outcome, just the mindset that allows objectivity and nothing but).# posted by Danilo @ 7:55 PM 