Monday, January 23, 2012 1:03pm PST

Made in Taiwan

By: Janos Palko

The obvious joke to be made here is that products commonly manufactured in Taiwan have a tendency to lack in quality, due to cheap labor and materials, while ironically, the waves produced there can be world class.

Here Ry Craike bravely navigates the sea of crappy household items to find some watery nuggets.



Made in Taiwan from Mike Riley on Vimeo.

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