Childrens Job Fair In China

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The other day, I was walking along and noticed some loud music nearby, so I decided to investigate. What I found was quite interesting. It was an event for young children and their families promoting public service jobs like firefighters, rescue teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams.

For the most part, the event was what you would expect from these service sectors promoting themselves, but the difference was that it was expressly kid friendly, targeting children from 6-12 years. I don't have a lot to say about what happened, I just found it unusual and some of the technology fascinating; so, I will let the photos speak for themselves.

Thanks for checking out the photos and feel free to leave a comment.


Yes, this is a drone with about a 6 foot wingspan.
The drones were impressive.


I think this is a bomb removal robot.




This father was anxious to get a gun into his son's hands, almost as anxious as the son was to hold it.



















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