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Hitachi - Magic wand, Hydraulic excavators, Scanning Electron Microscopes.
Mitsubishi: pens, cars, nuclear power plants.
"Yeah can I get uhhh, a medium sized family sedan, an air conditioner, and a capesize containership?"
They fucked up San onofre so bad it's now being decommissioned 😡
https://newsroom.edison.com/stories/sce-formally-serves-mitsubishi-with-notice-of-dispute
It was a $680mill job, and SoCal Edison (SCE) had such an inept legal team, they missed a term in the contract with Mitsubishi which limited payout for failure within the 20yr warranty to $125mill.
Can you fucking believe that shit? I only found this out after investigating why there was a $3 "decommissioning fee" on my first electric bill after moving to California.
Just Zaibatsu things...
ACs, planes, CNCs, and solar and wind energy, too.
But like many Japanese corporations, they are legally distinct but interlocked companies, see Keiretsu.
and plastic. I CNC Mitsubishi plastic with a Mitsubishi controlled machine.
funny how that works, but it do be like that.
My 3 favorite activities.
They sold the rights to make the magic wand about a decade ago. No longer Hitachi, alas.
Because Hitachi was embarrassed about their innocent personal massager being used for such unwholesome activities. Literal PR move.
I thought Magic Wands were used almost exclusively for holesome activities.
You're not supposed to put that thing into your hole.
Actually, it's pretty good for that
Seems like it would be a violent torturous way to make orifices much larger than they're supposed to be 😳
Violent? That would be a choice. Maybe I'll try it sometime. Anyway, it feels amazing.
better than a mason jar I'm guessing
Says who?
You gonna tell?
Nice
Just like TI... They no longer make the famous calculator
Well that makes sense, he had to focus on his music career.
Get off my lawn
Wich turned it basically into an US exclusive product, and pretty much impossible to get outside of there
https://theonion.com/yamaha-ceo-pleased-with-current-production-of-jet-skis-1819570984/
Mitsubishi and GE can beat that.
They own the Sheinhardt Wig Company and NBC!
They also make trains, industrial and automotive components and some random bullshit for the military I can't remember