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Re:Japanese Vending Machines at Night Juxtaposed with a Wint... by dllu on Thursday October 05, 2017 @04:59PM (#15412545)
Some vending machines in Japan are designed to give out free drinks during an emergency [0]. That could be one of the reasons why there are so many well-maintained vending machines everywhere, even in remote areas.

[0] http://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/16-things-you-didnt-...

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Re:Japanese Vending Machines at Night Juxtaposed with a Wint... by kwhitefoot on Friday October 06, 2017 @01:20AM (#15414600)
That is such a sensible idea that it will never catch on anywhere else.
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Re:Japanese Vending Machines at Night Juxtaposed with a Wint... by flachsechs on Friday October 06, 2017 @12:34PM (#15418106)
that's because everywhere else people will just break them open during an emergency. which i think is probably the more reasonable thing to do for everywhere else.
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Re:Japanese Vending Machines at Night Juxtaposed with a Wint... by lozenge on Saturday October 07, 2017 @06:22AM (#15423184)
The machine already has communication equipment for stock alerts. The disaster feature is just a bit more code.
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