Estonia Educational Trip 2024: Day 2

4/28/2024

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(28 Apr) Day 2 of the Estonia trip remains fruitful and peaceful with a nice sunny weather embracing the city of Tallinn. Principal Chan, Vice Principal Mr Kwan, Dr Fong of EdUHK and I formed a group of four and spent the day visiting different places in the city, which was surprisingly quiet in a day as good as this.

We first took a tram and went to a big market to observe the products they sold, and we were easily impressed by their fruits and seafood. After that, we paid a visit to a local supermarket. None of the products however left us with an impression as great as the those in an antique shop, where on display were second-head items like cameras, books, toys, old and used postcards, photos, booklets and even passports in the 50s! Some of these items had notes written on them by their owners before they were abandoned. I couldn't help but wonder if their previous owners know they were there!

After a hearty lunch, we travelled to a village of stylish goods. As for me, I was of course looking for little gifts for those who responded to my questions timely and wisely.

Overall, this day can be described as "relaxing" and the biggest blessing is that the weather was so welcoming, which wasn't common in Tallinn at all!

Official visits start tomorrow. Write you again soon!

Dr Lee
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QUESTION TIME:

1. We were attracted by these orange devices in the supermarket. What are these and how are they used?

2. We found a tray of black items in a shop selling local designs. What do you think these are and why are there pictures of buildings at the top?

67 Comments

6D 12 Anders Kan

4/29/2024 06:49:08 am

Q1.I think these orange items were the boards that can write words and draw on it. They are used by the people who are selling things since they need to write the price of the products.

Q2.I think these are a part of the local designs' materials, and the pictures of buildings at the top are to show that which material belongs to which building.

5B 24 Trevor Tam link

4/29/2024 09:06:18 pm

Q1. I think that the orange devices are the machines that let the customers auto scan the things they buy and then put the payment in like a random spot.

Q2. I think these are the parts of the material the buildings in the photo. I think that the photos on the wall presents that the black blocky things are the material of the buildings and strutures.

Felix ma 6c 16

4/29/2024 07:23:35 am

I think that the orange devices are barcode scanners and people can use them to pay for their food.
I think the bricks are used to build the models shown on the pictures. I think the singular brick below the picture is the brick that is used to build the model.

6D02 Adam Chan

4/29/2024 08:09:21 am

Q1I think these things in the supermarket are for you to pay.You can scan with this object so you don’t need to go to the staff table to pay.
Q2I think some of these objects are for you to put your bottle on the wall or maybe hang something.

6D13 King

4/29/2024 08:10:11 am

1.I think they are auto-paying machine. We can buy items by scanning them.
2.It may be something like a puzzle about the buildings

6D 06 Owen Chiang

4/29/2024 09:52:48 am

Q1. I think this orange object is for customers to pay so they don’t need to queue up and wait for the cashiers.
Q2. I think the bricks is for foreigners to build those towers on the above so they could know those buildings better.

Nathan Chan 6C01

4/29/2024 01:53:00 pm

In my opinion, I think that the orange devices are used to scan barcodes from the products. Customers can casually place the product above it and can purchase it. I think those black things are bricks from different places.

6C04 Aiden Chan

4/29/2024 01:58:01 pm

Q1:I think these are QR Code scanner,and they are used to scan the products and check the prices. Q2:These are the designs of different creative buildings and what building used what material.

6D 25 Yau Cheuk Yuen

4/29/2024 03:24:48 pm

I think the orange things are little robots which help do household chores. I am guessing that the strange looking items are the smaller versions of building blocks.

Jaden Leung 6D16

4/29/2024 04:51:28 pm

Q1: I think the orange things are QR code scanner, you need to scan what you want and then go to self checkout machine, scan the QR code on the screen and everything you want to buy will display on the self checkout system. You can paid what you want on the self checkout machine.
Q2: I think they are some puzzles from buildings.

Darren Luk 5E17

4/29/2024 05:18:44 pm

Question 1:

Those orange objects are self-service checkouts. You use them to scan the QR codes or barcodes sticked on the things that you buy.

Question 2:

No reason. It's just a piece of artwork.

Dyson Yeung 5D31

4/29/2024 05:22:47 pm

Q1 I think the orange things are machines that you can pay by them.

Daniel CHU 6D

4/29/2024 05:22:53 pm

1. I think those orange things are scanners for people to scan the products they bought in the supermarket so that they don't have to wait for the cashier.

2. I think the black things are the material models of the buildings in the pictures above since they look similar to each other.

6D21

4/29/2024 07:13:37 pm

I think the orange devices are used to scan the products to let people know their information.The black items are models that look like the buildings

6C 12 Ethan Lai

4/29/2024 07:43:13 pm

Q1
I think those orange things are for scanning fruits or vegetables in the supermarket, as some products don’t have a label on them so they have to be scanned by the orange things.

Q2
I think the black items are the design or inspiration of the building above, as they look similar.

5A24 Jenson Ng

4/29/2024 08:07:22 pm

Q1. I think those orange objects are barcode scanners for self-check out. Also, the shop in which this picture was taken was Selver, a popular chain of supermarkets in Estonia.

Q2. I think these are some kind of tray for you to hang onto your desk.

5C 17

4/29/2024 08:23:41 pm

Q.1 : I think they are barcode scanners for shops.
Q.2 : I think they are some pieces of something like legs.

6C27Ayden Yeung

4/29/2024 08:37:50 pm

Q1 : I think the orange things in the supermarket are for customers to know the weight of their fruits or meats, because some food such as fruits and meats don’t have specific price, if the fruits is heavier, and the price will be more expensive, so that the orange things are for scanning the weight of the fruits, and the cashier can collect the money easily.
Q2 : I think the black items can combine into one of the building’s model from the pictures or the black items are the extra bricks from the buildings in the pictures.

6B27 Jayden Yeung

4/29/2024 08:39:52 pm

Q1: I believe those orange machines are self-service checkouts. We can scan the barcode from what you want to buy and pay on the self-service checkout.

Q2: I think it should be some letters that you use for logos.

5E 28 Cadence Wong

4/29/2024 08:45:38 pm

Question 1: The orange devices are self-checkout scanners in an Estonian supermarket called SELVER Heamõte.

Question 2: These are small parts of architecture models and it is designed to let people make their own buildings by putting different parts from different building’s models together.The photo of the buildings on top is to show people which building is actually replicated to make the models.

6B15 Charlton Lau

4/29/2024 08:48:48 pm

1. I think the device has two parts: the grey one is the holder and the orange device is a scanner to scan the barcodes on the products to check the price or check the price in other currencies.
2.I think these blocks are used to build the building in the picture as these buildings are mainly made by rectangular and square blocks, they can be replicated as a model by combing these blocks. Maybe you can get a discount if you succeed to finish the model.

Karlos Ching 6D 07

4/29/2024 10:00:50 pm

1. I think that the orange devices are barcode scaners used to pay for the goods. The people can enter thier bank account onto the scanner then scan the goods to pay. The Estonions have this habit because they are honest.
2.The black things are blocks.People can use the blocks to make the bulidings in the photos.

Elvan

4/29/2024 10:17:56 pm

Q1
I think that the orange devices are some scanners for people to scan the products they bought in the supermarket
Q2
The black things are some construction materials from buildings at the top

6C 19 Owen Ng

4/29/2024 10:58:37 pm

Q1. The orange device is used for scanning the barcodes for express checkout.
Q2. The small black bricks represents different building design respectively by similar outlines and cross sections.

6D 27

4/30/2024 07:52:33 am

Q1: I think they are to scan the food and count the overall money.
Q2: The black blocks are to build a small figure looking like the buildings.

6D 15 Tayo Lee

4/30/2024 08:10:50 am

Q.1
I think it is a barcode scanner.
Q.2
I think it is used to show what material that the building in the photos used.

6D03 Samuel

4/30/2024 04:16:23 pm

1. I think these are QR code scanner people can use to pay.
2. Those may be miniature models of special local buildings

Caspian Yeung

4/30/2024 04:44:49 pm

Q1. I think the orange things at the Selver supermarket were self-checking scanners. As it is held horizontally, like a tablet, I think it’s use is that when you hold it on top of a product, it scans the product and tells you the price.

Q2. I think the black things on the wall were coat hangers based on the designs of the buildings above. For convenience, a picture of the representative building was placed above.

Aidan Chan 6C

4/30/2024 05:55:46 pm

Q1 I think the orange things are barcode scanners
Q2 I think those black things are miniature models of the buildings above.

6E23 Terry Wong

4/30/2024 06:42:13 pm

Q1. It is a barcode scanner
Q2. It is identifying the material used for each building

William

4/30/2024 07:48:26 pm

1.It is for paying money.
2.i dont know

5E 35 Karston Chan

4/30/2024 08:10:11 pm

For question 1 , I think the orange device are price checker as it has a small LED screen of the device.

For question 2 , I think black pieces are the material for the buildings in the pictures.And each piece mimics one of the buildings in the pictures.

3D (15)Evan Lam

4/30/2024 08:20:28 pm

For Q1,I think the orange device is for scanning the groceries that you buy first.

6D14

4/30/2024 09:49:21 pm

1. I think this object is for the things you pay so you don't need to go to the cashier.
2.I think the black blocks are used to show what materials the buildings are made of.

5B21

4/30/2024 11:11:30 pm

1.I think the orange devices are high tech trolleys which have scanners and monitors on them since they replace cashiers
2. I think the black items are eco-friendly building blocks thats build the buildings above

Jasper Yeung

4/30/2024 11:11:38 pm

Q1 I think the orange thing is a robot and it helps someone don't know where is the thing which he or she needs,and this robot will let them type the thing they need on the screen and lead them to that thing.
Q2 I think there are some building on top of the black things because those black things is the material of the building before.

Rino Law 6A

5/1/2024 12:13:12 am

Q1. I think the orange devices are scanners for customers to scan their stuff that the customers buy.
Q2: I think they're miniature models of the picture above them, they looked very similar and some of the black things match the pictures.

6B 13 Aydric Lam

5/1/2024 12:34:41 am

Q1: I think the device are so kind of electronic baby chairs for the baby’s to sit on, and the electronic device is used to make the height of the chair.

Q2: I think these are the bricks that was used to build the buildings but it was replaced by other materials.

5B02 Zech Chan

5/1/2024 07:54:41 am

For Q1, I think the orange device is a kind of hand held bar code scanner which you scan the QR codes on fruits. I think it is even wireless, so that you can walk around and scan food with it, so that you won’t need to bring a bunch of groceries to the checkout counter.

Sze Cheuk Man Preston

5/1/2024 11:03:09 am

Q1: It may be tied to the shopping cart which can detect how many items were put into the cart.

Q2: The black blocks underneath may be used for designs of buildings. The building photos may be designed by those materials.

6B 19 Elliot Liu link

5/1/2024 11:18:08 am

Q1: It might be for the customers to pay by themselves.
Q2: I think the black items were just for decoration and the buildings above them were famous buildings around the area that they wanted to introduce to the tourists.

5B20IsaacNg

5/1/2024 11:30:44 am

Q1. the orange things are barcode scanners

Eason Shan 6D 20

5/1/2024 02:02:14 pm

Q1, I think they are auto-paying machine. We can buy items by scanning them.
Q2, I think the design concept of the building above comes from the black rubber buckles below.

Bryan Tse Tin Yat 5A

5/1/2024 04:02:21 pm

Q1: I think these are devices we use to buy different items.
Q2: I think the drawings on top are buildings in Estonia. And I think the black items are decorations.

6D 24 Pascar Wong

5/1/2024 08:54:05 pm

Q1:I think this orange thing is used for people to store their things that they bought, so they can easily checkout.

Q2:I think those black items are the original design of the buildings at the top.

5A31 Vito

5/1/2024 09:37:26 pm

Q1， bar code scanner for checking the price of weight of orange
Q2， showing the construction design by using Metal wastage

Jason Cheng 6D05

5/1/2024 09:37:44 pm

I think the orange devices are used for scanning products and record what you have bought. After paying , you need to return the device.

Yi Cai 5D01

5/2/2024 01:11:06 am

These devices, neatly arranged within the supermarket, lead me to the following speculations: Firstly, considering that Estonia has long entered an aging society, and the government has repeatedly announced and implemented policies to stimulate fertility in hopes of reversing the trend, I surmise that these devices in the supermarket are self-checkout machines. They play an indispensable role in significantly reducing the workforce while still maintaining the basic and necessary societal demands. Secondly, the abundance and concentrated placement of these machines, especially next to the fruits and vegetables section, likely near the exit, further suggests that they are indeed self-checkout machines.

Fok Siu Hei6D11

5/2/2024 05:45:04 pm

Q1 I think it is a chair that can draw on it.
Q2 It may be the things to design the building .

5D10 Clayton Kwan

5/2/2024 06:46:38 pm

1. I think it is a machine that when you scan an item on top, it will tell you the price of the item.
2. I think it were bricks from every building that was built there, they were designs from towers, building and more.

6B06 Jason Chow

5/2/2024 06:48:15 pm

Q1. I think that the orange devices are the machines that let the customers scan things they buy and then pay in the machine, I think it is quite normal in Estonia.

Q2. I think the black bricks are used build or structure things.

5A03Elvin Chan

5/2/2024 07:46:09 pm

1.Maybe these orange folks were scanners but I am not sure what they scan
2.I think those little bricks work like Lego and you can build with it

5C 14 Nathan Leung

5/2/2024 08:44:00 pm

Q1.I think these orange things are for scanning the things you want to buy.
Q2.I think those black items are for buliding modles and the pictures are for telling you what brick is needed.

5E 2 Torres Chiu

5/3/2024 12:19:23 pm

Q1.I think the orange objects are machines that can help the cashier to pay money.
Q2.I think these black things are something use to build the house. And the photos are the product of the black things.

6D (19) Moses Poon

5/3/2024 04:47:46 pm

Q1. I think it is a machine to help you pay in that store, you just need to scan the things you want to buy on your phone and pay them with that orange machine.

Q2. I believe those blocks were used on the building in that picture above.

6D04

5/3/2024 05:40:49 pm

1.I think those orange are machines that you can pay with it.

2.I think those are materials that were used on the buildings

5D 16 Nathan Miu

5/3/2024 10:46:42 pm

Qs 1) They are the scanner for the prices. They might not have any labels to show the how much is the price. All products’ prices are saving in this handed scanner. So, when we enter the supermarket, we need to take one and when you want to know how much is the product, then u need to scan the product’s barcode and it will show you how much is it.

Qs 2) I guess they are just the 3D models of the different buildings. If we are interested in any types of buildings, we can buy them and like legos to build a mini size of the building by ourselves at home.

Lincoln 6C

5/5/2024 11:21:13 am

1. I think the orange device are used for scanning the barcodes for do it yourself checkout.
2. The small black objects represent different building designs by similar outlines and sections.

5E26

5/5/2024 12:32:28 pm

Q1 I think these are the devices to scan the products and pay there

Q2 I think these are legos

5B31

5/5/2024 03:11:51 pm

I think Q.1 is a barcode scanner that allows people to buy things.

As for Q.2,I think these are a part of the local designs' materials, and the pictures of buildings at the top are to show that which material belongs to which building.

6E Lincoln Yung

5/5/2024 03:41:57 pm

Q1: I think they were used when shoppers want to borrow the shopping karts. They will connect or linked with the kart that you borrow to confirm?

Q2: I think they were like...sovieners? About some special cultures or buildings in that place?

5E20

5/5/2024 05:11:17 pm

For Q1,I think it‘s a scanner that put you put on the shopping cart while you are buying things

Morris Kan 5A 12

5/5/2024 06:43:59 pm

Q1)I think the orange things are something that helps you with your shopping.
Q2)I think they are legos and the pictures above them are the companies that made them.

isaac chan

5/6/2024 09:15:45 pm

Q.2
Oh! Maybe these are the small models for each one of their house designs.

6A27

5/7/2024 03:34:10 pm

Q1 I think the machines are for scanning the codes on the food.
Q2 In my opinion, the pictures are photos of Estonia’s historical buildings and the bricks are used to build a model of the buildings

5B 05

5/8/2024 04:47:16 pm

I think the orange devices are barcode scanners so that people can use them to pay for the food.
I think the bricks are used to build the models shown on the pictures. I think the brick below the picture is the material that was used to build the model.

6B 18 ocean leung

6/7/2024 09:25:56 pm

q1. i think that they are scanners for the purchasables.
q2. i think that these are the building material for the building.

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