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Why do Japanese hang balls wrapped in net from ceilings outside? - 01-13-2010, 05:04 AM

I've never been to Japan, but after watching a few Japanese movies/shows I couldn't help but notice that I saw the same thing in more than one unrelated video.

Does anyone what these things are?


I've seen a few times these balls wrapped in nets being hung from the ceiling.

Does anyone else do this? And why?

Also, are the balls made from rubber? Or glass? (because when I translated the website of the first image, it mentioned 'glass ball', but I figured it might be a translation error).

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01-13-2010, 05:19 AM

Glass fishing floats. My grandpa used to do that as well.




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01-13-2010, 08:07 AM

Hi, thanks for the reply, but I still don't understand why people hang them from ceilings. Is it to scare birds away?
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01-13-2010, 08:38 AM

I'm pretty positive it's just for decor.



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01-13-2010, 09:44 AM

They WERE used to keep nets afloat (before plastic floats) but now they are collector items.
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01-13-2010, 10:52 AM

Thanks everyone! The curiosity/confusion was starting to drive me crazy.

I can now sleep.

Bye.
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