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Is the Game Boy the Toughest Product Ever Made?

Posted by kdawson on from the electronic-cockroaches dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNET is running an article about tough technology, which aptly includes the Nintendo Game Boy, a device so tough that mine still works after many years. 'There's no two ways about it: the original Game Boy is one of the hardest gadgets ever conceived. Rumor has it this beige behemoth isn't made of plastic, but from the skulls of fallen Gurkhas. If you ever saw one that was broken, it's because it lost a boxing match with a nuclear bomb — on points.' So do you agree that the Game Boy is the toughest consumer electronics device ever made?"

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  1. Pet Rock... by rthille · · Score: 5, Funny


    I still have my pet rock, 30+ years later...

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    1. Re:Pet Rock... by show+me+altoids · · Score: 5, Funny

      Game Boy covers Pet Rock. You lose!

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    2. Re:Pet Rock... by capnchicken · · Score: 5, Funny
      I read somewhere that Chuck Norris jokes weren't funny anymore, except for these ones:

      • Chuck Norris doesn't have a chin underneath his beard; just a giant pussy.
      • Before the boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks his closet to make sure Chuck Norris folded all of the clothes correctly.
      • Chuck Norris won't suck your dick for money; he will gladly do it for free.
      • Chuck Norris doesn't doo push-ups; he's too old.
      • Chuck Norris ruins every party he goes to because he is a born again christian fundie.
      • When Chuck Norris endorses a presidential candidate, it's Mike Huckabee

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  2. The more important question is... by lanthar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it blend?

  3. Nintendo Wii Controller by pembo13 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently, more weapon than controller it is capable of withstanding high speed impact with stationary objects, LCD/plasma TVs, dry wall, idiots, etc.

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  4. Toughest device? by Punk+CPA · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would have to nominate my flash drive. I left it in my pants one time, and it survived a trip through the washer and dryer. I should really have hand-washed it, though: it shrank from 1 gb to 512 mb.

  5. Re:You never owned a Game Boy by GoodbyeBlueSky1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone who did knows that they're not beige ;) Anyone who played one for a while knows the color of the case changed over time from white to beige to yellow to brown to ewwimnottouchingthatanymore.
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  6. Re:Not That Tough by TyrainDreams · · Score: 5, Funny

    That or your head is just that dense...i mean clearly you smashed things into your head...its probably pretty tough...

  7. Re:Phones (back when the phone company owned them) by HTH+NE1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    And their armored cousin, the public pay phone, was no slouch either. Trust me, you don't want to lose one of those in the toilet.
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  8. Not so much by boowax · · Score: 5, Funny

    My brother's forehead Christmas Day 1990 1
    Gameboy 0

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  9. What, no IBM keyboards?! by Rearden82 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I nominate the IBM Model M keyboard and its brethren as being among the most bulletproof gadgets ever made. They weigh 5 pounds, mostly because the keys are mounted on a solid steel plate. And not only are they indestructible, but they're delightful to type on.

  10. Re:Um, what? by Captain+Original · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you take out Tetris, it will work fine!

  11. Re:Phones (back when the phone company owned them) by G-funk · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wasn't broken at all, was it?

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