(1) Art*o*mat vending machines are retired cigarette vending machines that
have been converted to sell art. Currently,
there are 43 active machines in museums and
various locations throughout the USA. Shown above: an “R-Rated” Art*o*mat machine on-site at the offbeat Seed Gallery in Winston-Salem North Carolina — where you can buy a “Binge & Purge” or a “Furry Part”. Link, (Thanks, Thomas!)
(2) Vending machine from Tokyo, in which a photograph of Tiger Woods’ grinning mug is superimposed onto each can. Why? I do not know. Link (via Geisha Asobi)
(3) Vending machines selling things you would not expect to find in a vending machine. For instance, scato- and necro- porn videos, used panties (about $29), and a vending machine/arcade game hybrid in which you try to catch a live lobster, “based on the popular UFO Catcher games… you have to manoeuvre the yellow claw to try and grab one of the lobsters.” Link, (via Geisha Asobi)
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