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		<title>gakken mm circuit micro race car drives around the world to the left</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This diminutive race car from Japan does one thing really well &#8211; it drives around in a circle, over and over again.

While it&#8217;s not quite as exciting as watching hillbillies turning left a NASCAR race (sarcasm), at least you get a front-row seat to this tiny little race whenever you want.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This diminutive race car from Japan does one thing really well &#8211; it drives around in a circle, over and over again.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-11161 aligncenter" title="gakken_mini_racer" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/gakken_mini_racer.jpg" alt="gakken_mini_racer" width="520" height="520" /></p>
<p>While it&#8217;s not quite as exciting as watching hillbillies turning left a NASCAR race (sarcasm), at least you get a front-row seat to this tiny little race whenever you want.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11160" title="mm_circuit_mini_racer_gakken" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mm_circuit_mini_racer_gakken.jpg" alt="mm_circuit_mini_racer_gakken" width="520" height="409" /></p>
<p>Just load the Gakken MM Circuit race car into its special wheel-revving charger for 5 seconds, then drop it into the bowl-shaped racetrack and it spins round-and-round (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJv5qLsLYoo">like a record baby, right round, round, round</a>) at a breakneck pace of 0.6 seconds per lap. It&#8217;s also adept at tooling around a deep serving dish or a goldfish bowl if you happen to have one lying around.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-11162" title="mini_racer_gakken" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/mini_racer_gakken.jpg" alt="mini_racer_gakken" width="520" height="434" /></p>
<p>The teensy little car measures in at just 2.5cm long   (less than an inch) and weighs less than 3 grams, so be careful not to lose it. And definitely don&#8217;t let the cat eat it.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a brief video of the racer in action in case you don&#8217;t have enough of an imagination to visualize what a tiny car spinning around in circles might look like:</p>
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<p>You can grab the MM Circuit racer, including charger and race track for $53 (USD) over at the <a href="http://www.japantrendshop.com/circuit-mini-racer-from-gakken-p-451.html">Japan Trend Shop</a>. If you happen to live in Japan, you can score one for less than half the price (¥2280 / $23 USD) direct from <a href="http://shop.gakken.co.jp/shop/order/k_ok/goodsdisp.asp?code=1860507800">Gakken</a>.</p>
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