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Apr 01st 2012 11:02
According to Science Magazine, a group of researchers at MIT have invented a microchip that enables people to speak a foreign language of their choice. The microchip is round and 7 mm in diameter. Users are to place them on their belly buttons.

This technology will be put into practical use in two years and the price will be around 30,000 USD per language. The only drawback aside from the price is that the microchips somehow cause their users to blurt out dirty words. All of the 60 trial subjects uttered approximately one vulgar word every 5 sentences they spoke.

April 1st, 2012
soe
Thank you for your correction!
Apr 01st 2012 11:17
  • The microchip is round with 7 mm in diameter.

  • The microchip is round and 7 mm in diameter.

 
  • This technology will be put into practical use in two years and the price will be around 30,000 USD a language.

  • This technology will be put into practical use in two years and the price will be around 30,000 USD per language.

 
  • All of the 60 trial subjects uttered one vulgar word per approximately every 5 sentences they spoke.

  • All of the 60 trial subjects uttered one vulgar word per approximately every 5 sentences they spoke.

 
These are just suggestions.
That sounds amazing. I don't know though... using a microchip to alter your brain sounds kinda scary... haha!
Apr 01st 2012 11:29 may382
Thank you for reading and correcting my entry, soe.

You don't have to alter your brain. You'll just have to have a microchip on your belly button. ;-)
Apr 01st 2012 12:02 John Boy
A microchip that reads our THOUGHTS and displays them??!! YIKES, we're in a lot of trouble. ;-) They should call it the "Navel Nuisance."
Apr 01st 2012 12:07 John Boy
We don't have to learn languages, just earn $30,000 USD -- on top of paying all the other bills and necessities. I think I'd rather learn a language. ;-)
Apr 01st 2012 12:11 may382
Oh, I thought you'd like this invention, John Boy. ;-)
Apr 02nd 2012 01:28 John Boy
Wakai uchi ni, motto majime ne Nihongo no benkyoo shite okeba yokatta ... ;-)
Apr 02nd 2012 08:49 may382
>majime ne

majime ni

Sorry for nitpicking.
You're young enough to study, John Boy. :)
Apr 02nd 2012 11:01 John Boy
Kore de mo, boku wa boku nari ni doryoku shite iru n' desu. ;-)
Apr 02nd 2012 11:25 may382
Yes, you are. :)
oyatsu
Thank you for your correction!
Apr 01st 2012 11:18
  • April 1st, 2012

  • April 2nd, 2012

 
これだ！私たちの文化！
Apr 01st 2012 11:30 may382
oyatsuさん、開発してください。
Apr 01st 2012 11:31 oyatsu
The people at MIT beat me to it!!! I'll have to give up my plans now.
Tsuki
Apr 01st 2012 11:22
(＠´ﾟ艸｀)ｳﾌｳﾌｳﾌｳﾌ
Apr 01st 2012 11:30 may382
:D
petrie129
Apr 01st 2012 12:01
I don't believe it!!!!
Is there a web link??? (from somewhere reliable)????
(extreemley curious)...
Apr 01st 2012 12:09 may382
Sorry, petrie129.
Today is April 1st.
m(_ _)m
Apr 01st 2012 12:20 petrie129
Hahahaha. I was right not to believe it! Do you now that if you say orange really fast it sounds like gulable?
Yeah... I get fooled easily.
Apr 01st 2012 12:28 may382
People with pure hearts get fooled easily. :)
あしたのジョー
Apr 01st 2012 12:14
Approximately one vulgar word in every 5 sentences??
That sounds like how I speak English! ;)
Apr 01st 2012 12:17 may382
Some native English speakers seem to use approximately 5 four-letter-words per one sentence. ;-)
Apr 01st 2012 12:24 あしたのジョー
hehe. So true!
美杏
Apr 01st 2012 12:52
but i think if two foreigners can talk without any helper it will be fancinating~ and we do enjoy the process that we learn right? :)
Apr 01st 2012 13:10 may382
I'd love to have this kind of microchip to speak many languages. ;-)
Apr 01st 2012 13:18 美杏
wow, is this a gift for April 1st?
Apr 01st 2012 13:28 may382
Yes, it's April 1st. :)
Apr 01st 2012 13:41 美杏
you win! haha
Apr 01st 2012 16:47 may382
m(_ _)m
maru
Apr 01st 2012 13:01
さ、さいごの一行が。orz
Apr 01st 2012 13:11 may382
m(_ _)m
Aussie
Apr 01st 2012 13:30
Eh? Is it real? I didn't hear about it! :o
I want it, but I don't want to use dirty words inappropriately >.>
Apr 01st 2012 13:34 may382
I wouldn't mind blurting out dirty words. It's only one word per five sentences. :D

It's April 1st, Aussie.
m(_ _)m
Apr 01st 2012 13:39 Aussie
Haha oh! Ok! I just realized now why the date is there. I'm a day behind you, so I didn't think. Haha actually I am pretty slow in general, but because I am a day behind that will be my excuse! Anyway, it doesn't sound too bad really. Invent it May382-san!
Apr 01st 2012 13:54 may382
Yes, you're a day behind us.
I'll have to be careful when I read Japanese entries posted by American people tomorrow. :)
Apr 02nd 2012 10:36 Aussie
Haha have you gotten fooled by any entries today?!
Apr 02nd 2012 13:06 may382
A British friend of mine wrote a funny entry but he made it very clear that it was a lie. :)
建
Apr 01st 2012 17:00
It gives you Tourette's syndrome? :D
Apr 01st 2012 17:08 may382
An American guy who lived in the room on the upper stairs from my Canadian friend's apartment seemed to have Tourette's syndrome. He couldn't help blurting "Fuck, fuck, fuck."
I know it's wrong to laugh at the people with diseases, but when I learned that he was a Mormon staying in Japan for missionary work, I bursted into laughter. (^^;)
Apr 01st 2012 17:11 建
Hahaha xD
reiko_hotaru
Apr 01st 2012 17:20
april fool? :O
Apr 01st 2012 17:28 may382
:D
umetani
Apr 01st 2012 19:39
awwwww, it's too easy! :D
Apr 01st 2012 19:48 may382
Why don't you get one? I'll give you a discount. ;)
Apr 01st 2012 20:44 umetani
no, thanks, i don't like to put things in my belly button :D
Apr 01st 2012 21:03 may382
Don't you know how good it feels? :D
Apr 01st 2012 22:03 umetani
how?

:D
Apr 01st 2012 22:19 may382
Try this microchip and find out yourself. :D
Apr 02nd 2012 14:13 may382
We Japanese are crazy about putting something on our belly buttons.

Apr 02nd 2012 19:10 umetani
aaaaa not again with that! not now when i've managed to completely forget about it! (>_<)
Apr 02nd 2012 19:44 may382
:D
maddox
Apr 04th 2012 21:55
*claps* you made me laugh!!
Apr 04th 2012 22:05 may382
Thanks, maddox.

"claps" reminds me of the story an Australian friend of mine told me about. She had a Japanese friend who was staying in Australia with a working holiday visa. The Japanese girl was very outgoing. When she was asked to sing a Japanese song in front of many Australians, she said, "OK" and stood up. Then she said, "I'm going to sing, so, everybody, please crap."

You know, "L" and "R" are difficult for us to pronounce. :D
Apr 06th 2012 20:10 maddox
Yeah, there are lots of funny situations because of this, right? :))

Is still difficult for you? Or have you adjusted after some time?
Apr 06th 2012 20:19 may382
It wasn't so difficult for me when I was in Britain because I spoke English all the time. But after coming back to Japan, my pronunciation became bad, and now it's hard to pronounce "L" properly.
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