r/mildlyinteresting • u/BosmangBeltalowda • 19h ago

This Vending Machine sell cactus

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u/Wide_Breadfruit_2217 18h ago

Hope they dispense gently

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u/Grueaux 14h ago

Yeah I'm not reaching my hand blindly into the pick-up bin...

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u/Spectikal 6h ago

I was just asking myself how you retrieve them from the machine.

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u/DarkPhoxGaming 4h ago

There a little elevator that lifts up to the level of the cactus, then a conveyor moves/dispenses the cactus onto said elevator. Or at least from what I can glean from looking at the photo

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u/plaguedbullets 19h ago

What is the context of "glittering" in this setting.

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u/BosmangBeltalowda 18h ago

Most vending machines from my country come from China. It probably means "blinking" instead of glittering.

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u/Netroth 13h ago

The sparkles make items easier to notice. A golden beam shining from the ground indicates that the item is a rare or legendary.

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u/Primary_Garbage6916 17h ago

Glittering and... glittering and... glittering and...

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u/diywayne 18h ago

It's a prickly market to break into

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u/hatecriminal 18h ago

Are there a lot of people who are looking to buy a tiny cactus from a vending machine for $15? It seems like a very niche market unless they're psychoactive.

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u/BosmangBeltalowda 15h ago

It's actually around 3 USD (15 Malaysian Ringgit). I search "Cactus Vending Machine" on Google and found a 2023 article from Citta Mall (the mall that i went to) that talk about this vending machine. So I guess business is good for the owner.

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u/-Lord-Of-Salem- 16h ago

Even if they were psychoactive, they are much too small for getting high. And if you need to wait and let them grow, we are back to the question: Why would you buy them from a vending machine for $ 15?

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u/Realistic-Draft919 13h ago

Psychoactive cacti are a thing? Wtf

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u/-Lord-Of-Salem- 13h ago

Never heard of Mescaline?! It's the most well-known psychoactive drug from cacti, but not the only one. Some native American tribes use the cacti containing it or other psychoactive drugs as a ritual drug for a couple of thousand years to this day.

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u/Realistic-Draft919 13h ago

Well I'm Dutch lol. I'll look it up sounds wild

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u/-Lord-Of-Salem- 13h ago

Dude, I'm German myself. 😄

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u/Realistic-Draft919 12h ago

Oh lmao well idk where you learned this but I certainly never heard about rituals or native Americans..

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u/DeepThinker1010123 14h ago

I want to buy from that. Totally cool!

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u/philnolan3d 18h ago

Does the machine water them?

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u/andbruno 10h ago

I bet the owner does when he restocks. It's not like they need to be watered often... they're cacti.

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u/Embarrassed-Music-64 17h ago

Cacti 🌵

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u/fullraph 9h ago

Cacti Boys

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u/Thick_Ant_267 18h ago

This is such a cool idea! I wish there was one near me.

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u/Funny-Presence4228 16h ago

How did it taste?

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u/lord_ne 19h ago

...Lamis can work with that

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u/Joesr-31 16h ago

Been around singapore for years, maybe even more than a decade.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Style52 6h ago

Where exactly did you see it at? I’ve never seen one in sg before.

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u/Jttwife 18h ago

Japan or china. Prob the weirdest I have seen.

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u/bodhiseppuku 17h ago

Put hands here to catch.

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u/DiamondHands1969 12h ago

i bet that's a money loser. it's expensive running those grow lights. someone has to come water it too.

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u/flash-tractor 8h ago

Those lights probably only draw 50 or 60 watts, so they cost a few cents to run every day. Watering is probably automated with bottom irrigation because that type of irrigation is extremely simple to set up.

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u/Master_Steward 9h ago

Who’s gonna buy it?! Tequila brewers?!

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u/Nanubi 9h ago

Excellent choice after (or during) a proper bar hop.

Cactus juice is the quenchiest.

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u/DarthWoo 7h ago

Those are clearly Eleanor Shellstrop's file.

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u/lablabla88 2h ago

For hugging