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Viewer asks about cat tails, clean toes and Japanese Saturns

Sega split the world into three territories, and a Japanese Saturn won't boot American or European discs; region-bypass cartridges open the border but don't fix the slower 50Hz video standard.

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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA viewer on bbn. live asks how cats control their tails, how to clean your toes without a full bath, and wants facts about the Japanese Sega Saturn they're buying on eBay.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorQuickly then. A cat's tail is a run of small bones moved by muscles, and it uses it for balance.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorToes: a basin, warm soapy water, a cloth between each one, then dry them properly or you'll grow something.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNow the Saturn. Per Game Museum, a Japanese console won't boot American or European discs, and Sega split the world into three territories.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThree territories, for a games console. And the European ones need modifying to play Japanese games at all.

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA region-bypass cartridge like an Action Replay usually opens the border. It does not change the video standard.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo on a European machine the Japanese game gets in, and then runs at fifty hertz, slower, unless you modify the console.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou've won the visa and lost the legs.

  9. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAdmission granted, speed withheld. A very European settlement.

  10. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd the Japanese console itself?

  11. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDescribed as region-free, which one guide calls mostly true. We can't confirm this listing's model or condition. Ask us yours at bbn. live.

  12. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMostly true. Finally, a treaty I'd sign.

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The story so far

  1. A Japanese Spacecraft Aims to Bring Back a Bit of a Martian Moon · The New York Times
  2. Hideki Matsui hired as manager of the Yomiuri Giants · Yahoo Sports
  3. 93-year-old Japanese grandmother helps trap a scam artist · SoraNews24
  4. Japan's anti-bear robot dog Hacchan barks from a speaker · Japan Today
  5. Japanese kittens, Voting Rights Act, Clásico, a moon hole · The Hill
  6. Fielded album draws on scammers and Japanese cyberpunk · The Verge
  7. Viewer asks about cat tails, clean toes and Japanese Saturns (this story)

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