Ripping Things Apart

How To Install Windows Vista

Anthony from the Opie & Anthony Show has created an excellent demo on how to install Windows Vista.

After over 12 hours of trying to install Windows Vista, downloading countless drivers that didn’t work and dealing with lots of hardware conflict issues, Anthony figured he was finally qualified to give others a very useful tutorial on installing Windows Vista on a computer running Windows XP. See for yourself how to SUCCESSFULLY install Windows Vista!

via Orbitcast.

Cramer Beats a Zune

Jim Cramer showed what he thought of Microsoft's attempt to attack the iPod.

via Engadget.

Nike + iPod Gutted

Spark Fun Electronics took apart a NIKE + iPod receiver (it took a hacksaw and a chisel).

via TUAW.

How Self-Heating Cans Work

Jon dug up on old Make story that shows how self-heating Latte cans work. I've always wondered how they work, and how they could be made so cheap.

Ripping the User Interface Apart

Forget Windows Vista, or even OS X. User Interface guru Jeff Han gave Fast Company an exclusive interview ("Can't Touch This") where he talks about the the user interface of the future. Watch this video and you'll never look at your mouse and keyboard the same way again.

Here's a link to an earlier demo he did at TED.

What's inside a 9-Volt? 6 "AAAA" Batteries!

The Axecollector took apart a a 9-volt battery, and instead of exploding and covering him with acid (my original thought) he found six "AAAA" batteries. I found a listing for "AAAA" in the Wikipedia, and it says that the batteries are uncommon and might be hard to find.

I decided to duplicate his experiment to rip apart a brand-name battery, carefully using needle-nose pliars to peel back the metal shell from the bottom.

Brilliant Marketing: "Will it Blend?"

Blendtec, the creators the most powerful blender on the market, have launched a site to demo the awesome destructive power of the TotalTlender: Will It Blend?

In this weeks episode he really smokes an iPod, and I mean it smokes when he's done with it.

You can watch the video by clicking here.

Killing and Preparing a Turkey for Dinner

"bbum" has posted a detailed description and photos of how a turkey gets "harvested" and ready for your Thanksgiving dinner. I purposely waited until after the holiday to post this (or look at it), but if you really want to see click here.

Warning: This is a graphic story with photos that show how a turkey is killed and prepared for cooking. Do not look if you are squemish. You have been warned.

I really wonder how many people know how to humanely kill and prepare an animal for cooking in 2006.

Ripping Apart a PS3

This is one way to see what's inside a PS3:

PlantBoredom also had a video of a PSP getting destroyed, if you're in the mood for more Sony product bashing.

via Engadget

Inside a Hard Drive

Joshua Marius from www.letheonline.net posted a cool video that shows the inside of a hard drive while it's deleting, copying, and formatting.