Laughter makes the world – and kaiten conveyor belts - go round
Publicity stunt at Edinburgh's YO! Sushi
The Edinburgh branch of YO! Sushi has rigged up its conveyor belt to respond to laughter.
The Princes Street restaurant is hosting open-mic comedy during the Fringe, and has installed the technology so that the more people are laughing, the faster the belt goes.
Comedian A&E doctor, and TikTokker Maddy Lucy Dann launched the stunt.
She said: ‘Nothing quite beats the energy you get in a room when the crowd is enjoying your set but how many comedians can say they’ve helped to power an actual sushi belt with that energy – it was like magic! It's been great to be a part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe fun.’
At 87 metres, the kaiten belt at the Edinburgh branch is the second longest of any YO! restaurant in Britain.
The laughter-detecting technology will stay in place until Thursday.
The chain also shared a batch of sushi-related puns to tie in with the Fringe.
- How do you make a sushi roll? Push it down the hill
- Why do dinosaurs like sushi? Because it's RAWWWWwww
- How does Lady Gaga like her sushi? Raw raw raw raw raw
- Why don't sushi chefs make good musicians? They're out of tuna
- What do you call a sushi roll with a tie? Sofishticated
- What is the quietest thing on the menu? suSHHHHHHI
- What do you do when you meet a famous dumpling chef? You Bao
- What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh
- My girlfriend hated my obsession with Japanese food. Sushi left me.
- The sushi chef finally located the buzzing noise. It wasabi.
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Published: 11 Aug 2023
