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Holding water buckets as punishment

Postby rocklobster » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:03 pm

Does anyone know why Japanese kids have to stand out in the hall holding water buckets when they're being punished? It doesn't really seem that punitive to me. (As opposed to writing on the board or detention)
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Postby Ingemar » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:21 pm

Try holding a water bucket for 3 hours and see how fun that is. I can't even carry a grocery bag for 15 minutes.
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Postby Puguni » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:25 pm

And if they spill any, they're dead.

Writing on the board and detention is mental punishment, as opposed to that.
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Postby Ichigo_89 » Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:57 pm

Mental VS. Physical. Very interesting...
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Postby gundam743 » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:13 pm

but what happens if there's only one hour left of school and you have a strong student...
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Postby Mangafanatic » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:51 pm

gundam743 wrote:but what happens if there's only one hour left of school and you have a strong student...

You say, "I'll see you and your water bucket outside of this class tommorrow. I figure 8 hours should cover your particular offense."
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Postby Roy Mustang » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:09 pm

Holding water buckets are also used as punishment in boot camp or I think they still use that as punishment.


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Postby Protocol_Nova » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:31 pm

A perfect example of this would be from Azumanga Daioh. When Tomo was being punished, she was only able to last 15 minutes when she spilled the water bucket. As energetic as she is, I doubt anyone else can stand such physical torment for that long. :lol:
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Postby ssj2gohan61 » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:34 pm

wingzero....we used sand bags at boot camp haha...yeah not fun holding sandbags and marching in place....or the other crazy punishments there was
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Postby Arnobius » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:37 pm

It's a punishment not used anymore in Japan. I understand it was banned. It still shows up in anime/manga-- usually as a cliche.
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Postby desperado » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:39 pm

hey gohan did you have to do the "im a cockroach" thing i heard people talk about?
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Postby ssj2gohan61 » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:44 pm

nah that doesnt ring a bell to me...
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Postby desperado » Tue Jun 07, 2005 6:59 pm

i heard about how in the army they will have you on your back with your legs in the air screaming for hours "im a bleep cockroach" over and over. supposedly they do that to the high spirited people that cause trouble
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Postby Michael » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:10 pm

5 gallons of water is not fun to carry. But it does build strong muscles.
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Postby Rev. Doc » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:29 pm

AnimeHeretic wrote:It's a punishment not used anymore in Japan. I understand it was banned. It still shows up in anime/manga-- usually as a cliche.


Yeah, even Tomo in Azumanga mentions that it is a punishment that isn't dished out anymore.
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Postby termyt » Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:45 am

Michael wrote:5 gallons of water is not fun to carry. But it does build strong muscles.


There's a blast from the past. Welcome back, Michael. Now, I suppose Zip has to share the computer again.


I'm thinking anyone who's thinking this is an easy punishment has never had to stand around holding something heavy before. After about five minutes, you'll think your are is about to fall off.
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