Our thermometer was made in North Korea
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Your usage of “our” is correct in this case
may I ask where are you from? (Russia, China or South Korea?)
What’s chollima? (text in the middle)
The brand name is Chollima: Items such as fountain pens were also released under the same brand name
My partner came home with a vintage mug from a charity shop the other day. It just says “made in Korea”, which I thought was interesting. No North or South. Wondered if it was pre-war but it’s in great condition. Is a really solid, thick, hand painted mug though 🤷♂️
whered you get that
Who uses mercury thermometers anymore?
Most glorious temperature is 98.6 to honor Grand Leader.
I think k the DPRK is missing out on a lot of revenue. I think they underestimate just how many people would buy…hell just about anything…as a novelty item just because it says ‘ made in DPRK’. He’ll even just a t shirt that just says ‘made in DPRK’ would probably sell pretty well on amazon.
Why is North Korea writing the mfg location in English ?
Is it written “speak louder” on it?
Is best thermometer.
I had no idea they exported anything. Or is thus something you can just buy in N. Korea?
that just means it goes in the north hole
Until about 1970, North Korea had a better economy than South Korea. It wasn’t always the basket case it is today. They were very close to the USSR and benefitted greatly from that relationship. Once the USSR fell around 1990, their big brother died so to speak and NK went downhill fast.
The People’s Thermometer.
(I’d probably toss it though, mercury poisoning ain’t fun.)
The People’s Thermometer
I have a scissors made in DPRK. it is 50 years old, I guess.
By kids… Was the end of the sentence.
That’s a nice mercury thermometer! Keep it safe, not only because of the mercury but also because you won’t be able to find a replacement mercury one. The new, “safe” thermometers just suck.
Does it only tell you that you’re fine and to get back to work?
The lathe i used to work on in highschool was made in North Korea too
Constructed of Swiss cheese and leftover nuclear material.
That’s how you know it’s good
Your thermometer looks like it was made in North Korea.
But why is it as big as an oil tanker and floating in the ocean?
Damn, I was wondering where our thermometer went
21st century and you still use a thermometer with mercury?
Ok. Do you use a phone with a rotary dial too?
Eww
Look up the story of the man who bought a pen at a North Korean convenience store
i wouldn’t go near that thing
why would they use english?
That was most likely made using slave labor, fyi.
Thx to our glorious leader and his infinite wisdom
Old thermometers use real mercury.
…Contains Lead…
Probably causes cancer.
You can smell child labour on it
Priceless
Throw it, it also works as a thermite
Why do so many countries use English? I thought that North Korea despises the US.
They’re tracking you. There even might be a mic hidden in there.
Yeah I’m going to say dispose of that.
I’m wondering how it made it to your country.
I’ve always found the abbreviation DPRK funny because it’s only one of those four things. It *is* a Korea, but not Democratic nor the Peoples or a Republic.
It will show you how sick you are of Western Imperialism. If you open it, there will be a message on how to get to North Korea, where you’ll never worry about where to live or food because the government takes care of that for you.