As ridiculous as it might seem, what you're looking at is a gigantic crane picking up an Asteroids arcade cabinet and tossing it into an industrial-sized shredder. The machine (which was donated to SSI Shredding Systems) was not in working order, but that doesn't make this any more bearable to watch.
I mean, come on -- you don't see us throwing dead bodies that "no longer work" into a shredder, do you? I'm pretty sure that happened in The Punisher game by Volition and yeah, it was pretty damned cool, but come on. Asteroids?
I'm appalled. I bet these SSI bastards eat puppies, too.
DAAAAMN!! How would a living person look if they fall inside that machine? The head would explode, the intestines would get stuck in the cilinder teeths, and in the conveyor a boody pulp with cloth and hair...
I bet the people who work with that machine everyday must have seen some accidents like that.
Yeah...Punisher shout out!!! I spent three months of 16 hour days testing that GAME!!! I remember one morning I was walking ot my car at 4AM (after getting there at 8AM the day before) I slipped on the ice fell right on my back and was so tired I just feel asleep on the sidewalk...that is delerium folks!!!
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12:07 PM on 03.18.2007
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Makes me sad, it does.
Seriously though... I can't imagine the thing was beyond restoring or at the least like Cokeman said just to have for looks. Sad. =(
I bet the people who work with that machine everyday must have seen some accidents like that.
My thoughts exactly. The cabinet artwork even looked to be in great shape.
Thank you! I enjoyed the Punisher quite a bit!
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Such a waste though.
Cagney: "Look, Ma! Top of the world!"
The love interest should be a Ms. Pacman cocktail cabinet.