/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/the-hand-crank-powered-vending-machinewww.youtube.com/watch After the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last year, the entire country was shut down due to catastrophic damage to its electrical grid. Among other things, this meant that all of the 5.5 million vending machines, whi...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/learn/publications/b/blog/posts/the-hand-crank-powered-vending-machineThu, 22 Mar 2012 20:04:25 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f8ca3fe8-ce26-44ae-9e3f-6d057caf2845DAB1<p>Let me get this strait.</p><p>You have to crank up the machine to get it to work and then you still have to PAY for the merchandise.</p><p>Is this just wrong or am I just crazy?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Could be both I guess. <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-f8ca3fe8-ce26-44ae-9e3f-6d057caf2845/contentimage_5F00_938.png:16:16]</span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=13798&AppID=45&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">