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Busur derajat hanyalah sekedar busur derajat. Bukan apa2. Tidak lebih dari benda plastik setengah lingkaran yang dipakai untuk mengukur sudut. Bukan makanan. Bukan alat pukul orang. Dan seharusnya semua orang sudah tahu.

A protractor is nothing more than a protractor. It has nothing special. It is no more than a plastic thing that is used to measure angles. It is not a food. Not is it a device to hit somebody. And everyone should have understood this.

Tapi, seperti biasanya, namanya barang dari Jepang pasti tak biasa. Busur derajat tampak menjadi barang yang spesial. Temanku pun membelinya dengan harga 1.60 SGD (sekitar 1 USD, Rp 10000), jauuuh lebih mahal daripada kalau beli di Indonesia sekitar Rp 1000 (hanya sepersepuluhnya). Sebelum kita lihat bagian belakangnya, lihat juga di gambar tulisan di bawah 分度器, "protracter", bukan "protractor".

But, as usual, if you talk about Japanese products, of course it is not normal. A protractor seems like a special thing. My friend bought it for 1.60 SGD (about 1 USD, Rp 10000), muuuch more expensive than if I buy it in Indonesia, for about Rp 1000 (only a tenth of it). Before we see the back side of it, please see in the figure a text below 分度器 that says "protracter", not "protractor".

Mari lihat bagian belakang bungkusnya. Kurasa tidak perlu besar-besar, karena hanya ada berbagai logo tak jelas, barcode, alamat LENGKAP perusahaan pembuatnya, dan lain-lain. Tapi ternyata ada 3 bagian yang menarik.

Let's see the back part of the packaging. I don't think we need to display it in large, because there are only several don't know logos, a barcode, a FULL address of the manufacturer, and so on. But I think there are three parts of it that is interesting.

● Barang ini dan bungkusnya dibuat dengan resin yang tidak menimbulkan gas beracun
● Kertas yang di tengah adalah kertas daur ulang

● This product and the packaging is made from resin that does not erupt toxic gas
● The paper in the middle is using recycled paper

Perlukah hal-hal tersebut disebutkan? Mungkin cukup perlu. Lanjut lagi.

Is it really necessary to say those things? Maybe it's still a bit necessary. Let's continue.

● Mengukur bisa dari kiri maupun dari kanan.
● Label nama disertakan.

You can measure both from left and right.
Name seal is included.

Siapa yang tidak tahu bahwa busur derajat ini bisa dipakai dari dua arah yang berbeda? Untung juga ada stiker kecil buat menulis nama. Yang terakhir adalah kotak PERINGATAN...

Who doesn't know that this protractor can be used from two different directions? It is fortunate enough to have a little sticker to write our name. The last one is in the WARNING box...

PERHATIAN - pastikan anda membacanya.

  • Harap tidak memakainya selain untuk menarik garis atau mengukur sudut.
  • Harap tidak menyerang orang dengan ujung busur derajat atau membengkok-bengkokkan busur derajat.
  • Harap tidak membengkok-bengkokkan busur derajat karena itulah yang menjadi sebab kerusakan.
  • Kalau kamu dekatkan pada api, mungkin saja terjadi perubahan bentuk.
  • Harap tidak mengenakan bahan kimia seperti pengencer (thinner) atau menggosok garis skala keras-keras dengan kertas dll. Mungkin garis skala akan menghilang.

WARNING - please make sure that you read it.

  • Please do not use it except for making lines or measuring angles.
  • Please do not attack people using the corner of the protractor or do bending or such to the protractor.
  • Please do not do bending or such to the protractor because that is becoming the reason of damages.
  • If you put this near fire, it is possible that shape-change will occur.
  • Please do not put chemical substances such as thinner or rub the scale with paper or such things. It is possible that the scale will vanish.

Written by: yuku

Hm, this article is quite strange ... It gives me an impression that the Japanese manufacturer assumes the user knows nothing about the product. Maybe they purposely package it so that even a kinderganten or primary school boy will understand how to use it. Quite redundant, but nothing wrong with that. Talking about price, I remember it was Rp 100 when I was in primary school, hahaha.

Kittymew [sg], 31 Oct 2005, 15:12 reply
I think the warning box contain enough information, especially for children (about how to treat it), but for adult, that can be an effective joke ^^
Unique.


Lesmanahadi [id], 31 Oct 2005, 15:20 reply
Wow, i think the price is much more expensive because they must cost us the warning provided in the packaging. In indonesia, the protractor is so thin and can be bended easily and only covered by simple blue plactic. Is this japanese protractor bendable ?

Ray Sugianto [id], 4 Jan 2006, 2:36 reply
so funny.... tapi nge-post kayak gini bisa bikin inspirasi aneh. pertama kan ga tau kalo busur bisa buat nyerang orang, sekrang udah tau, dan lagi cari tahu cara memakainya untuk menyerang orang. huahahahahaha. just kidding. emangnnya bumerang bisa buat nyerang segala?? trus harga busur itu seingatku masi Rp 500 deh waktu aku balik Indo taun lalu. :)

Icha [sg], 30 Apr 2006, 14:10 reply
yo.. emang kamu memuat sesuatu yg ga umum , terlalu sederhana untk kebanyakan orang , tapi dibalik hal yg sederhana , banyak hal baik didalamnya . JIS , badan standarisasi Industri di Jepang , mengharuskan produsen untuk menyebutkan karakteristik bahan yang digunakan , karena berhubungan dengan kesehatan , lingkungan dan daur ulang . Jelas busur derajat di sana lebih mahal , karena bahan yang digunakan jauh lebih mahal , standard ketelitian yg lebih ketat..banyak orang merasa pintar , tapi sama sekali tidak pintar ? etiket industri memberikan peringatan kepada konsumen , di sini , kita tetap memberikan mainan kepada anak di bwh 3 thn , walau pada etiket tertulis , TIDAK UNTUK ANAK DI BAWAH USIA TAHUN

dirawan [id], 18 Jul 2006, 11:22 reply
This article might be funny if I hadn't been attacked with a protractor.

David Rife [us], 19 Dec 2006, 16:21 reply
Oh, I'm sorry about that. I hope the warnings in the label can reduce that possibility. I thought the warnings were uncommon so I thought it was interesting to post about that.

yuku [id], 24 Dec 2006, 10:38 reply
this article is quite strange ... It gives me an impression that the Japanese manufacturer assumes the user knows nothing about the product.

coiz [--], 27 Aug 2011, 21:56 reply