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For everyone else wondering what a fully automatic tofu line looks like, I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJomLW3QMDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJo

For everyone else wondering what a fully automatic tofu line looks like, I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJomLW3QMDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJomLW3QMDI (CGI)

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Terr_ 3y ago
I imagine this exchange: "Hey, I was practicing the English script and I found a few places the wording could be improved." "Oh hell no, it was like pulling teeth just to get what we've already got, the smallest change will cause weeks of delay and it may even end up worse. Just go with what's written, most of the audience won't care that much anyway."
- dtgriscom 3y ago
  Yeah; the language was almost fine, but every few seconds my brain went "uhhh... what?" I almost couldn't tell you what was wrong, but it was clearly wrong.
  - Terr_ 3y ago
    Yeah, even if we accept "creepy robotic recitation" as an unavoidable overarching style, there are errors like: > Automatic vacuum-type with quantative [quantitative] soybean deliver [delivery]. > Water level control - It can control the soaking time and auto-washing remove [removes] impurities. > Quantative [Quantitative] soybean and water feeding can stable [stabilize] soymilk concentration control.
    - klipt 3y ago
      Quantitive is actually a word: https://grammarist.com/usage/quantitative-quantitive/ https://grammarist.com/usage/quantitative-quantitive/
      - Terr_ 3y ago
        In this context (international sales of heavy machinery), I'd argue "quantative" is a mistake even if it were "legitimate but rare". That said, I think there's still a strong case it's an ancient-mistake in general. Not only is it missing from some spell-checkers, but it appears so extraordinarily rarely [0] compared to "quantitative" that it's hard to see it as a synonym rather than a typo. [0] https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quantitative%2Cquantative%2Ccalendar%2Ccalender%2C+colleague%2Ccolleage&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3 https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quantitative%2...
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klipt 3y ago
So they put the tofu into plastic containers and then heat it up to pasteurize? Hope the customers like eating micro plastics and PFAS...
- z2h-a6n 3y ago
  Do you have a reason to expect significant levels of microplastics and PFAS to be introduced due to pasteurization in the container? For what it's worth, the tofu packaging I have in front of me, which looks like all of the other tofu packaging I've seen, is made of polypropylene (not sure about the film covering), which is made of carbon and hydrogen, so I'm not sure where the PFAS would come from. Another thing to consider is whether the customers like eating (some potentially negligible amount of) microlplastics and (probably ~ zero) PFAS more than they like eating unpasteurized tofu since that seems likely to be the only economical alternative.
  - minimalist 3y ago
    With respect to microplastics and nanoplastics, this study explored the mobilization of plastics when heating up foods in plastic containers (a few months ago) [0]. I was also surprised to see the pasteurization occur in the plastic container and after researching this a bit, it seems like it is the industry standard. I guess a good thesis topic would be seeing if there was a difference in micro/nanoplastics present in pasteurized vs unpasteurized tofu. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37624070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37624070
- bamboozled 3y ago
  In Tokyo, the majority of people go to the "kombini" (convenience store) for lunch, buy food in plastic and styrofoam containers, then heat them in the microwave. This is "normal" for Japanese. They won't be bothered by it. Unfortunately basically every tourist will be eating this stuff now.
kgc 3y ago
It's strange that the narrator's grammar is terrible but pronunciation is excellent.
- thunderbird120 3y ago
  Native speaker narrators are often hired to read exactly what is written in a script written by non-native speakers and read it they do. You see it a lot with this kind of video on youtube.

For everyone else wondering what a fully automatic tofu line looks like, I found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJomLW3QMDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJomLW3QMDI (CGI)

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Terr_ 3y ago

I imagine this exchange: "Hey, I was practicing the English script and I found a few places the wording could be improved." "Oh hell no, it was like pulling teeth just to get what we've already got, the smallest change will cause weeks of delay and it may even end up worse. Just go with what's written, most of the audience won't care that much anyway."

dtgriscom 3y ago
Yeah; the language was almost fine, but every few seconds my brain went "uhhh... what?" I almost couldn't tell you what was wrong, but it was clearly wrong.
- Terr_ 3y ago
  Yeah, even if we accept "creepy robotic recitation" as an unavoidable overarching style, there are errors like: > Automatic vacuum-type with quantative [quantitative] soybean deliver [delivery]. > Water level control - It can control the soaking time and auto-washing remove [removes] impurities. > Quantative [Quantitative] soybean and water feeding can stable [stabilize] soymilk concentration control.
  - klipt 3y ago
    Quantitive is actually a word: https://grammarist.com/usage/quantitative-quantitive/ https://grammarist.com/usage/quantitative-quantitive/
    - Terr_ 3y ago
      In this context (international sales of heavy machinery), I'd argue "quantative" is a mistake even if it were "legitimate but rare". That said, I think there's still a strong case it's an ancient-mistake in general. Not only is it missing from some spell-checkers, but it appears so extraordinarily rarely [0] compared to "quantitative" that it's hard to see it as a synonym rather than a typo. [0] https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quantitative%2Cquantative%2Ccalendar%2Ccalender%2C+colleague%2Ccolleage&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=en-2019&smoothing=3 https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quantitative%2...

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klipt 3y ago

So they put the tofu into plastic containers and then heat it up to pasteurize? Hope the customers like eating micro plastics and PFAS...

z2h-a6n 3y ago
Do you have a reason to expect significant levels of microplastics and PFAS to be introduced due to pasteurization in the container? For what it's worth, the tofu packaging I have in front of me, which looks like all of the other tofu packaging I've seen, is made of polypropylene (not sure about the film covering), which is made of carbon and hydrogen, so I'm not sure where the PFAS would come from. Another thing to consider is whether the customers like eating (some potentially negligible amount of) microlplastics and (probably ~ zero) PFAS more than they like eating unpasteurized tofu since that seems likely to be the only economical alternative.
- minimalist 3y ago
  With respect to microplastics and nanoplastics, this study explored the mobilization of plastics when heating up foods in plastic containers (a few months ago) [0]. I was also surprised to see the pasteurization occur in the plastic container and after researching this a bit, it seems like it is the industry standard. I guess a good thesis topic would be seeing if there was a difference in micro/nanoplastics present in pasteurized vs unpasteurized tofu. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37624070 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37624070
bamboozled 3y ago
In Tokyo, the majority of people go to the "kombini" (convenience store) for lunch, buy food in plastic and styrofoam containers, then heat them in the microwave. This is "normal" for Japanese. They won't be bothered by it. Unfortunately basically every tourist will be eating this stuff now.

kgc 3y ago

It's strange that the narrator's grammar is terrible but pronunciation is excellent.

thunderbird120 3y ago
Native speaker narrators are often hired to read exactly what is written in a script written by non-native speakers and read it they do. You see it a lot with this kind of video on youtube.