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Because seeing the inside of stuff is cool photo

Have you ever wondered what airport security sees when you're traveling some place with every console you own? I do that all the time and have wondered it often. Sadly, peaking around is strictly verboten and so fulfilling that dream has been impossible -- until now.

Someone (here's hoping its some resident who is misusing his hospitals x-ray machine) has x-rayed a whole ton of gaming consoles so we can all see what the insides look like without taking our precious gaming consoles apart. The Wii classic controller looks like a robotic owl, no? And look how much space is wasted in the Atari and the N64. Of course we all remember the first videogame console ever, the coconut (if anyone can logically answer why that is there I'll give them an internet hug).


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grisser's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 09:59
grisser
that is fucking fantastic
Josh Tolentino's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 10:13
Josh Tolentino
Speaking of airport security, passing through Japan is a real bitch. I was lugging my PS3 in one of those carrying cases, and they made me unpack everything at every security checkpoint. What's worse, for extra cushioning I had wrapped the damn thing in extra clothing.

Feh.
Johntyboy's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 10:16
Johntyboy
As for the coconut:

"Reintji says:

I started out with x-rays funnies, but ended doing only gaming consoles..."

Can I have a hug?
Blasto's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 10:17
Blasto
really cool idea/pics. I'm curious,is the big stylized sun looking thing on the left of the ps3 it's cooling fan?? if so,wtf microsoft! THAT'S how u build a farkin' fan dammit.if 360 had a fan like that,maybe I wouldn't have had RROD 4 times already,derp! as for the coconut,I think he slipped one of his man-kiwis in there to fool ppl...oh,and i will from now on refer to coconuts as kokosnoots lol,awesome
TheToiletDuck's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 10:52
TheToiletDuck
Sure Kokosnoots are cool but the games are freakin expensive.

Also, the NES controller x-ray would make a wicked t-shirt.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 10:57
Jetsetlemming
That's not wasted space in the Atari and N64. That's air room to keep the system from exploding into flames. You could pack all the shit inside of a computer case into a 1 foot by 1 foot cube. Is this a smart idea? Fuck no.
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 11:45
Qraze
that is really awesome.
Nitex's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 11:48
Nitex
The fan in the PS3 is huge!
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 12:14
RonBurgandy2010
The PS3 one hurts to look at.



Also, shirts please.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 12:37
The-Excel
I disassembled every controller I ever owned. This is much cooler, though.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 12:48
Chronic Logic
Nature sucks at space efficiency.
Mushman's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 13:12
Mushman
Damn, look at the PS3 one, I'd never think the Black obelisk sitting in front of me would be that much of a complex machine inside.
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 14:11
Takeshi
Great! I love these things.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 14:14
falinter
I like how old gaming stuff is mostly empty plastic with one chip in it.

Now we have like complicated super computers.

Pretty sweet.
that1dude24's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 15:23
that1dude24
It's almost like looking at a time lapse of gaming history. Each console gets progressively more complex, and harder to know what the hell is in it.


It's also cool looking at the differences in the N64 carts; Zelda is a behemoth compared to mario.
Drop of Flame's Avatar - Comment posted on 05/03/2009 22:18
Drop of Flame
I sent the tip in for this article at 3am and you posted it at 9am. Way to go giving me credit.
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