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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Not only Japanese culture is absolutely nothing like we have in the West, but their creativity concerning pastimes and DIY projects might also look quite strange to us. This time the Japanese came up with an idea to turn boring aluminum foil into something beautiful. The tin foil itself is surely nothing exciting – It is used for packaging, insulation, cooking… and making really shiny aluminum foil balls that appear to have no real purpose, apparently. That’s right, thanks to a Japanese jeweler, the whole country became obsessed with refining these metal leaves to perfectly shiny tin foil balls, and we aren’t sure how to react.

According to Twitter user @puchuco709, they took a whole 16-meter (52-feet) long roll of the federal government brainwashing-blocking material and started abusing it – hammering, polishing it. After probably a gazillion repeats, the tin foil ball was finished. People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY foil ball project, flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions. Can you think of a use for these Japanese foil balls? Let us know in the comments!

It all starts with an aluminum foil ball like this one:

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Then, with incredible amounts of determination…

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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…lots and lots of repeating the same tedious task…

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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…and hours of polishing to perfection…

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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It turns into something like this!

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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People instantly fell in love with this low-budget DIY project

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Flooding Japanese social media with their very own versions

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Image credits: puchuco709

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Here’s what people had to say about the trend:

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

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Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Japanese Are Polishing Foil Balls To Perfection, And The Result Is Too Satisfying

Rokas Laurinavičius

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Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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Ego 6 years ago

I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.

140points

Ego 6 years ago

I'm saying this as an American teenager by the way.

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Ingrid Tsai 6 years ago

"Let's go eat some Tide Pod and possibly die" "Wow what a great idea"

16points

H4unt3dF0r3sts 6 years ago

As another American teenager, I agree with you

16points

Patrick McKenna 6 years ago

fair enough, but consider japan has used panties vending machines. Point being, mankind is pretty base no matter where you go.

12points

spirit wolf 6 years ago

Agreed...

2points

Christine Fox 6 years ago

They have had a lot of dumb trends like bagel head, surgically implanted teeth, orange face, and tentacle porn. Do not doubt the stupidity of teens across the world.

0points

Dutch Sinco 6 years ago

You're right

0points

Trixster Million 6 years ago

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lakitha tolbert 6 years ago

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weatherwitch 6 years ago

This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄

79points

Sree S 6 years ago

Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...

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SusanS 6 years ago

I could actually see this driving me insane as opposed to meditation.

3points

Simone 6 years ago

Insightful. Japanese tea ceremonies are my favourite. ♥

1point

Diandra “Mistress Didi” Blackthorn 6 years ago

Similar to "wax on, wax off" methods in THE KARATE KID!

0points

Daniel Losinger 6 years ago

These people don't seem to be meditating.

0points

Lior Hamel Sever 6 years ago

That was exactly what I thought

0points

Full Name 6 years ago

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Jonathan Eatsalot 6 years ago

I used plastic wrap instead. Didn't work.

43points

Full Name 6 years ago

Just add heat.

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Ego 6 years ago

I like how Japanese fads are literally art while American fads tend to be incredibly stupid and oftentimes deadly.

140points

Ego 6 years ago

I'm saying this as an American teenager by the way.

92points

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Ingrid Tsai 6 years ago

"Let's go eat some Tide Pod and possibly die" "Wow what a great idea"

16points

H4unt3dF0r3sts 6 years ago

As another American teenager, I agree with you

16points

Patrick McKenna 6 years ago

fair enough, but consider japan has used panties vending machines. Point being, mankind is pretty base no matter where you go.

12points

spirit wolf 6 years ago

Agreed...

2points

Christine Fox 6 years ago

They have had a lot of dumb trends like bagel head, surgically implanted teeth, orange face, and tentacle porn. Do not doubt the stupidity of teens across the world.

0points

Dutch Sinco 6 years ago

You're right

0points

Trixster Million 6 years ago

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lakitha tolbert 6 years ago

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weatherwitch 6 years ago

This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It's the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc. I'm going to have a go but I bet mine will be nothing like the ones pictured above 😄

79points

Sree S 6 years ago

Wow that's cool!! I remember I had an obsession of making these, but I never knew you could actually make a perfect ball out of them. Looks like it's time for me to get on with it then...

22points

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SusanS 6 years ago

I could actually see this driving me insane as opposed to meditation.

3points

Simone 6 years ago

Insightful. Japanese tea ceremonies are my favourite. ♥

1point

Diandra “Mistress Didi” Blackthorn 6 years ago

Similar to "wax on, wax off" methods in THE KARATE KID!

0points

Daniel Losinger 6 years ago

These people don't seem to be meditating.

0points

Lior Hamel Sever 6 years ago

That was exactly what I thought

0points

Full Name 6 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

Jonathan Eatsalot 6 years ago

I used plastic wrap instead. Didn't work.

43points

Full Name 6 years ago

Just add heat.

24points

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