Featured in the famous “Kill Bill Vol. 1” fight scene – the Shishi Odoshi or “Deer Scarer” Bamboo Water Fountain would make a fantastic water feature for one’s Backyard or “Zen Garden”. This one was filmed at the Morikami Japanese Gardens near Boca Raton, Florida. There are many kits and DIY ideas out there, but I have to say, if I was to do one – I would imitate this one, make it big and use natural bamboo and lots of rocks. A relatively simple project that just requires a pump and some imagination. This fountain operates on about a 50 second period and when full of water it falls and makes two loud knocks on rocks and then resets for another 50 seconds. One adjusts the length of the return knocks and how loud the knocks are by how many bamboo cells you open letting a certain volume of water collect and adjusting the pivot point. A large cavity and a slow period and heavy water for a big splash and loud knocks, which is what I would prefer. The ideas is that the loud knocks disturb deer that might eat your garden plants, but it doesn’t bother the birds and other little critters. And really it functions as a meditative background. Enjoy three complete cycles of this unique fountain!
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nobody:
deer: run away!!!
Anime
That’s a beautiful backyard!
I'm gonna build one of these to keep raccoons away!!!
The irony is that I love these things but I'm a deer!
Came from Gintama
I am researching ancient sounds in anime for a final project. The main focus is Jiraiya (Naruto) and the sounds of Kabuki, but I am also looking at things like shishi odoshi … just common ancient sound effects that are inserted into anime.
I don't know the meaning of ANY of it, but I want to know.
If anyone has any pointers (animes, what these sounds mean, etc) please let me know!
I liked it when the thing went thunk.
0:27, 1:17, etc
animal crossing brought me here
I LOVE IT
2:10 is when it falls (for those looking)
Was used to add tension in Kill Bill
Deer: Holy Shit
Shenmue brought me here
This one doesn't make much of a sound 🙁
I am watching this doesn't mean that I got inspired from an anime and came searching.
I mean yes I did get inspired from animes but it doesn't mean that's the reason I'm here 😂
Speaking as a deer, this is Hellraiser to us.
These are like the Japanese equivalent of those weird water drinking birds.
Sounds like someone flushing then closing the lid forcefully
It's that thing what goes "doink" in the animes!
I make these every place I live… neighbors hate em,lol. Oh well,I think the sounds beautiful
couldn't this also serve as a timer? you could have one set up so it knocks every 10 minutes or something couldn't you?
Do these actually scare critters? We have some fruit trees that deer keep eating from