Traffic Mannquin

The economy still sucks here in Japan. It's even hit the construction sector, where you could always count on the guy waving his glowing wand in a construction zone, signalling cars that it's OK to go now. Here's his replacement:



The interesting thing is how the arms move up and down as if he's doing jumping-jacks, waving the wand in an effort to slow drivers in construction zones.

Here's one that can't do jumping-jacks yet:



He's like the army men I used to have as a kid. The ones who I turned into "casualty victims" by "blowing off" their arms. Only a lot bigger.