Black Teeth's Back
Have you ever noticed that in commercials every single person has perfectly white (and straight) teeth and then you think to yourself, "those people are a bunch of UGGOS and they should make their teeth BLACK instead of PEARLY WHITE"? Well, the first thing you should do is probably not refer to others as "uggos" and the second thing you should do is hop in a TIME MACHINE and travel back to the DAYS OF BLACKENED TEETH AS A BEAUTY STANDARD! Before we get to the purely silly FASHION-FOCUSED teeth blackening, we're going to learn a quick history lesson. Specifically about Japan during the HEIAN period (8th-12th centuries). Nobody quite knows when exactly the practice of blackening teeth started, but it has been narrowed down to sometime during that VERY LONG SPAN OF TIME (helpful, I know). For your first CODE, figure out what the Japanese practice of blackening teeth is called and THAT IS YOUR CODE! No searching the catalog necessary... I mean, you CAN if you WANT, but I don't think you'll find much.
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Badge Series
Crazy Fashion Trends
Game
SummerGame2018
Difficulty
⭐️⭐️ Tricky
2 of out 4 difficulty
Badge Points
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hint for 3, anyone?
hint for 3, anyone?
wait, i got it
wait, i got it
I'm having trouble with 3,…
I'm having trouble with 3, can you give me some help?
Now i got it
Now i got it
WOW - Black teeth were…
WOW - Black teeth were fashionable. Who Knew?! I love earning badges because I always learn something (even if it is a little gross-lol). Thanks, A2SG staff!
very interesting. where I…
very interesting. where I come from (Vietnam), in the old days, blackened teeth were the beauty standard. Some of the ladies in my extended family had black teeth.
That's so interesting! I…
That's so interesting! I love learning about different cultures' beauty standards. It's fascinating to me how they are all so different and unique! Thank you for sharing! :)
number 4?
number 4?
hint, number 4?
hint, number 4?
Wikipedia lists it in that…
Wikipedia lists it in that queen's entry.
thanks
thanks
wait... i mean number 3...
wait... i mean number 3...
sorry.
sorry.
Three is pretty easy if you…
Three is pretty easy if you look at the hint they give you. It's one of the biggest dietary causes of tooth decay.
Is it soda? Candy? Does it…
Is it soda? Candy? Does it have to be a specific type of candy?
I got it
I got it
Can u help with 3?
Can u help with 3?
Help on the third one
Help on the third one
help with 1st please…
help with 1st please ohheyitselle
If you google search …
If you google search "Japanese teeth blackening", the japanese word will come up in your search result. That word is your CODE! You don't have to search the catalog for this one.
I hope that helps!
P.S. The word starts with 'O' :)
thanks!!! you are the best!!…
thanks!!!
you are the best!!!!!!!
ah, confusing but finally…
ah, confusing but finally earned this badge! a hard one, maybe easy? thanks, AADL!
I learned a bit about the…
I learned a bit about the Queen!