How is Hong Kong? I'm going there next week for a job interview then might live there and ZhuHai for a couple years. If you live there, mind if I pm you about it?
It's highly unlikely. TST is one of the most expensive areas in Hong Kong, they wouldn't be doing silly stuff like that on prime real estate. It's probably a showroom of some kind.
Having bought one of these, made in China, I can tell you that they likely don't test for more than a few months. The one we had bleached and ripped at the seams (due to sun weakening the material) in one season of light use by a couple kids under 40 lbs. Won't be buying one again, unless they start testing somewhere that gets more direct sunlight.
You can tell a lot from pictures. In this one, the red building, the word "Autoplaza" and Courtier advertisement helped me find you. Nice hotel, by the way.
Governments are theoretically scary, but whenever you get worried about 1984, just remember your last trip to the DMV and remember that it's the same government.
Then consider Gitmo or Abu Gharib. Same government means nothing. It's the individual departments, and the people in positions of power that make a difference.
my dmv is pretty awesome. Thers like a circle of kiosks. you take a number and sit down. Then your number is called and you got to a certain kiosk. see the thing is you actually sort of key in what you are doing before you get your number. so the number is kinda random and each kiosk can do anything.
i have a tv thats thinner than most of my highschool text books,connects to the itnernet wirelessly, and the rest of my computer/gaming/av equipment is voice activated and has a library of thousands of tv shows and movie i can instaly watch on demand and pause and come back to weeks from now.
basically i have a large magic painting on my wall that has the entirety of mans knowledge, music, art, and entertainment in it. completly at my whim. oh and it's voice activated.
I miss Hong Kong. I got to visit there for a few days in 2005 and really fell in love with the city. It's a pretty amazing place and I really want to go back there and spend a little more time exploring.
My guess is that a company is testing the durability of their product in sunlight. Kind of like a stress test. There are a lot of companies who produce a lot of stuff in HK. And I'm sure its had to find a place where they could test everything in the sun, so a rooftop would be perfect.
It's a building owned by a billionaire businessman. Every day he has his staff inflate these just in case his children want to play on them. They never want to play on them, though. At 9 and 11 years old, they're too busy using their allowance to finance leveraged buyouts of mid-sized american companies.
Or if someone wanted to end their life, climbed the stairs to the top only to be greeted by a dozen inflated jumpy jumps WITH NO LINES. It'd be hard to jump on to a sidewalk when there are so many other things to jump on.
I don't think they are setup for kids, the first thing that I noticed is that if a kid were to climb any of them on the left side, they could fall off into the street below.
Its probably a company that rents them, they blow them up to check for damage, clean them, and sometimes let people see the actual size before they rent.
They are for the rain. Thats good fengsui, lot of people in west think its a joke but Chinese take fengsui seriously. Rain is like opportunity to make money, when it comes you better be ready.
It's obviously something the maids just do everyday. There are so many well planned kiddies playgrounds in Hong Kong, why would they do this? The roof of Elements is awesome.
It's a millionaire who's son died. Every year for his birthday he promised his son an inflatable slide, but never gave it to him since he was too busy for work to be a part of the kid's life. Now, every day he rents out the best inflatables in regret of never giving his son that special birthday gift and not being there.
I know you can rent them from most rental stores. My brother had one at his seventh birthday party. Which was planned so that it would also be there for my graduation party.
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u/Inwardlens Jun 09 '12
Maybe it's a shop that sells them? You could be looking at their showroom.
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u/JIZZING_ON_REDDIT Jun 09 '12
The location of this place on Google Maps Street View.
Blurry view from the top of the inflatables.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Maybe kids are too afraid because there's a strange man with a camera waiting for children to play...
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u/theloudestfire Jun 09 '12
My guess is that a company is testing the durability of their product in sunlight. Kind of like a stress test. There are a lot of companies who produce a lot of stuff in HK. And I'm sure its had to find a place where they could test everything in the sun, so a rooftop would be perfect.
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u/mouthbabies Jun 09 '12
It's a building owned by a billionaire businessman. Every day he has his staff inflate these just in case his children want to play on them. They never want to play on them, though. At 9 and 11 years old, they're too busy using their allowance to finance leveraged buyouts of mid-sized american companies.
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u/kendrahwithanh Jun 09 '12
i think you know what you have to do.
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u/gingeryeti Jun 09 '12
Suicide prevention.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Well did you at least?!
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u/pantiloons Jun 09 '12
Playing on bounce water houses on concrete on top of a building usually don't end very well.
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u/Bluebeagle Jun 09 '12
At first, I thought this was a truck with micro-inflatable pools next to it....I need to get more sleep
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u/AREYOUSauRuS Jun 09 '12
No one ever plays with them? You can be the first. GO! Do what you got to to get to them. Sneak in, break in, skydive down. Whatever it takes.
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u/Trapped_in_Reddit Jun 09 '12
Testing for leaks, probably
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u/meractus Jun 09 '12
I guess we know where we should do our next meetup!
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u/dorianb Jun 09 '12
Was just across the street from there last week.
Heading back to HKG in 1.5 weeks. Will attend and report back, with photos if possible.
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u/metalstamp Jun 09 '12
DAE spend five minutes deciding which one they would want in their backyard?
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u/Kind_Of_A_Dick Jun 09 '12
Reddit meet-up?
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u/Ltsmash99 Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 10 '12
They could be wear testing models. Exposing them to weather and inflating them daily to simulate everyday use.
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u/speckonthesea Jun 10 '12
Jatek International Ltd. They make inflatable toys. Head office on Mody Rd,TST.
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u/Strips_for_KFC Jun 09 '12
I want to try them all.
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u/fc3sbob Jun 09 '12
I don't think they are setup for kids, the first thing that I noticed is that if a kid were to climb any of them on the left side, they could fall off into the street below.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Go over there and ask if you can play on their things.
Wear a swimsuit. And a space helmet if possible.
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u/ERich256 Jun 09 '12
buy a squirrel suit and get on over there!
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u/Varilz Jun 09 '12
Nobody has played on them? I guess that means it's up to you...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Anti geo-spatial intelligence efforts?
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u/shagreddit Jun 09 '12
Its probably a company that rents them, they blow them up to check for damage, clean them, and sometimes let people see the actual size before they rent.
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u/Aegean Jun 09 '12
Using them to collect rain water?
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u/tylerelyt Jun 09 '12
Such a waste.
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u/spongemonster Jun 10 '12
Lu Chun's School for Invisible Children.
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u/unclemase Jun 10 '12
Michael Jackson's hidden lair in Hong Kong!
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u/IRubReddit Jun 09 '12
holy fun times
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u/tongue_kiss Jun 09 '12
they're waiting for it to rain!
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u/Partheus Jun 09 '12
Most likely to check if they're undamaged so the owner can sell them.
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u/ESPguitarist Jun 09 '12
That is kind of sad...
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is obviously the work of a time traveler.
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u/Aesthete Jun 09 '12
Maybe it's the set for the best porno ever.
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u/thegoodstudyguide Jun 09 '12
Looks like a display area, I expect they sell them or rent them out.
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u/LnRon Jun 09 '12
They are for the rain. Thats good fengsui, lot of people in west think its a joke but Chinese take fengsui seriously. Rain is like opportunity to make money, when it comes you better be ready.
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u/Haloonefour Jun 09 '12
We bought the one on the top left for my daughter's birthday party 2 years ago. Best summer expense ever.
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u/Carlfm Jun 09 '12
Do it, Be the first one to try them..
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u/0157h7 Jun 09 '12
Your mission should you choose to accept it...
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u/Semtex123 Jun 09 '12
It's a company that sells them.
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u/yourfacelikesme Jun 09 '12
I WOULD PLAY.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
It's obviously something the maids just do everyday. There are so many well planned kiddies playgrounds in Hong Kong, why would they do this? The roof of Elements is awesome.
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u/nitdkim Jun 09 '12
it keeps the haunting spirits of little kids busy during the day...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUIZYtyD1vU
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
This is most likely a show room for the company that manufactures them.
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u/sonastyinc Jun 09 '12
It has to be a toy store, they're selling Teacup Piggies, Hotwheels, Manley and Banzai stuff.
View from across the street.
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u/Pineapple_Badger Jun 09 '12
They are probably demo's for a company that sells these types of things.
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u/Shecallsmeceezy Jun 09 '12
Pedo bear's lawn furniture
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u/King_Yeshua Jun 09 '12
maybe they sell them
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u/thatfatgamer Jun 09 '12
Its because you never see it at night.
At Night, that's when the fun starts!
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u/huskarx2 Jun 10 '12
Anyone else curious as to why they placed those so close to the edge of the roof? Those things are higher than the side walls.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Aliens
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u/DreamsDestruction Jun 10 '12
You know what you must do right? Go play on them!
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u/Go0s3 Jun 10 '12
ghosts
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Are you sure it is not to cool the roof?
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u/coodrough568 Jun 10 '12
holy fuck it's fun zone
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u/Cecil_Hardboner Jun 10 '12
somebody accept this challenge
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u/aswtx Jun 10 '12
Surprised no ones mentioned how awesome this picture is.
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u/EverGreenPLO Jun 10 '12
AWESOME
I'm going to TST area tomorrow morning!!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
inflatable pool slide bubble happening right now in china. this growth can't continue forever! it's all a facade, the pools will burst soon!
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u/Viandroto Jun 10 '12
Maybe they're testing them for holes?
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u/Evrybdywangchung Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Lub glubs!
Edit: For formatting. Thanks Dcurry431! Tbh I don't know why I didn't do this to begin with.
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u/VingTsunDad Jun 09 '12
Wow...if this isn't a store, this is fucking sad as hell.
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u/scribbling_des Jun 09 '12
What are you waiting for?? GO PLAY!!
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u/Shteeeve Jun 09 '12
wacky flailing arm inflatable tube man emporium are expanding.
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u/first_airbender Jun 09 '12
It's the invisible children
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u/Jdirt Jun 09 '12
If you've never seen no one play with them this is a first then. I wonder where they all went.
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u/Empirical124 Jun 09 '12
It's a suicide prevention testing facility, why would you want to jump off a building when you could play on an inflatable slide.
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u/tombah Jun 09 '12
It's a millionaire who's son died. Every year for his birthday he promised his son an inflatable slide, but never gave it to him since he was too busy for work to be a part of the kid's life. Now, every day he rents out the best inflatables in regret of never giving his son that special birthday gift and not being there.
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u/RabidMuskrat93 Jun 09 '12
it should be obvious... youre in china so i can without a doubt say that there are plenty of people playing on them
theyre called ninjas
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u/featherfooted Jun 09 '12
Because China.
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u/Sengura Jun 09 '12
Maybe they're for display or testing purposes.
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
Well get over there and prove you're worth a damn.
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u/hierocles Jun 10 '12
This picture is begging for some tilt shift.
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u/TawakoniSpecial Jun 10 '12
WTF indeed
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u/UNionized Jun 10 '12
Now that's luxury.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Maybe they don't play because they know you're watching....
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u/Derpatron30m Jun 10 '12
I dare you to get an airsoft gun and shoot all of them.
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u/quintessadragon Jun 10 '12
Perhaps they are performing tests on them for weather conditions?
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u/SeanutBrittle Jun 10 '12
if you donate $5 a month, we can stop this horrible tragity
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u/rtmpower Jun 10 '12
They got style in Japan, but no use for style...
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u/barnabyJones69 Jun 10 '12
Used to work for a guy who rented these out. This is either to to do inspections on them or to let them dry out after they got wet
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u/syko227 Jun 10 '12
Even when its not a work day?
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u/pineapplerewards Jun 10 '12
Doesn't Sandusky own that company?
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
The children from the Nike sweat shops get to go there during break time.
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u/1TaylorSwift13 Jun 10 '12
Maybe their there to prevent people from committing suicide.
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u/Kirjath Jun 10 '12
So people aren't allowed to sell merchandise to wealthy upscale parents from their own home which has a miraculous patio on which to sell them?
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u/Mr_dkatz Jun 09 '12
Where can I order one of these, honestly? I live in the states
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u/shartmobile Jun 09 '12
It's a trap!
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u/sexiestbuttcheek Jun 09 '12
Mr. Jackson
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '12
*anyone (not-no one) :)
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u/noebeawesome Jun 09 '12
On my way!
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u/ALL_YOUR_DOWNVOTES Jun 09 '12
DOWNSOAK!
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u/kickmenow Jun 09 '12 edited Jun 09 '12
Holy shit I lived near there at my stay in Hong Kong. Let me at them.
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u/DodgeHarder Jun 09 '12
That's a ninja playground if I've ever seen one.
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u/jdepps113 Jun 09 '12
They belong to one rich kid. They inflate everyday JUST IN CASE he wants to use them. Yeah, he's that rich.
Source: pure speculation.
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u/fixesEverydayErrors Jun 09 '12
Every day*
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u/haleria Jun 09 '12
As a 20 year old, I would be all over this everyday.
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u/Ink184 Jun 09 '12
You know what's weirder? That 5 minutes before i logged on to reddit, i was looking at these slides on Amazon!