Wearable Vending Machine

Forget about walking to a vending machine. You could wear one instead.

Apparently a woman walking alone could elude pursuers by disguising herself as a vending machine.

The Japanese invention could be termed as 'urban camouflage'.

“It is just easier for Japanese to hide,” Ms. Tsukioka said. “Making a scene would be too embarrassing.” She said her vending machine disguise was inspired by a trick used by the ancient ninja, who cloaked themselves in black blankets at night.

What would be really neat is if you could reach round and pull some food out of the fake machine. That would give takeaways a whole new meaning.

From the NY Times. See the slideshow of images - including a boy disguised as a fire hydrant.