This Valentines Day, say it with bean sprouts

BBC reports that Tomy and Takara have both developed a novel medium for communicating feelings - bean plants which sprout to reveal one of six messages pre-inscribed by laser.

Tomy's offering features beans set in a white egg which "hatch" soon after they are put in water. The plants have a message in French on one side, and a message in Japanese on the other.

"You can have the fun of fortune telling, as you don't know what message will come out until the bean sprouts," Tomy told AFP.

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Tomy's products have graced the pages of dailysoy before, when the Flip-Flap was released. Looks like they aim to outdo themselves in the cute department once again.