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Koohii stories:

1) [synewave] 22-10-2006(261): An abacus is a mechanism made of wood used to calculate how many 'anythings'.

2) [rtkrtk] 14-1-2008(75): To avoid confusing with contraption (#677 械), focus on the "ism" of mechanism. For example, fetishism refers to having a fetish; mechanism here refers to having a mecha-like property, where mecha is a type of anime robot that can transform itself. Imagine a mecha that can transform itself between two forms: a huge immovable tree (as a form of defense) and a gigantic marching abacus that smashes enemies between its giant beads.

3) [Hinode] 12-2-2009(39): [synewave]An abacus is a mechanism made of wood used to calculate how many 'anythings'. Important geek note: This is used as the counter for your remaining lives in video games, as it also means chance/opportunity.

4) [akrodha] 28-4-2007(18): Tolkien's ents are actually ancient robot-like mechanisms made of wood. Picture a pilot sitting inside, furiously sliding away at an abacus to steer the ent.

5) [Viking101] 8-1-2010(14): Uh-oh. You accidentally hit the self-destruct mechanism on your abacus. You hide behind a tree and wait for the explosion.

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