What Japan has gained massively in the USSR broken glass

  • Dec 24, 2019

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What the Japanese bought up on the cheap in the USSR glass.
What the Japanese bought up on the cheap in the USSR glass.

In the Soviet Union there was "legend" that once the Japanese acquired for himself in the Land of the Soviets a huge batch of broken glass. In this case, the glass they allegedly did not take itself, and they threw him into the sea. This story is not fiction, in any case, is not complete. So what was the real reason for such a deal between the two countries?

Their forests Japanese regret.
Their forests Japanese regret.

Why did Japan bought the USSR broken glass huge parties? In fact, everything is very simple. The fact that Japan had not it. Glass after purchase simply thrown into the sea, as an unnecessary vestige of trade relations between the two countries. No harm, it still will not apply. Really interested in Japanese is quite another - namely, wood boxes.

Glass was not worth much.
Glass was not worth much.

Boxes were made not of wood waste, and of a good from a cedar. They were incredibly strong and of good quality. Assembled each box was literally for centuries! It needed a cedar and Japan, which at that time was going through hard times. The fact that the resourceful people of the island of Japan began to dismantle these boxes and use them as material for furniture assembly.

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Needed cedar boxes.
Needed cedar boxes.

There is nothing surprising in it is actually not. The tree was good, and in Japan there are no dense forests, which could sacrifice the furniture industry. resources of the country in this regard is very limited. That is exactly what has been solved this problem.

And made of drawers furniture.
And made of drawers furniture.

I want more bizarre and interesting facts? How about finding out about the huge iceberg near Greenland slumped to the village, threatening to wash it off the map less than a day.

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