French magazine shoots handhelds through boards, much to our amusement

Posted Nov 4th 2009 3:49PM by Joseph L. Flatley

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As you know, there's one thing we love more than gadgets -- wanton destruction. Combine the two (on someone else's dime, o'course) and we're having a pretty good day. That said, we're glad that there are others out there with our bent, including Amusement, a "gaming lifestyle" mag based en France. Apparently, the theme of the current issue is "computer bugs," with a number of articles illustrated in a clever, artistic, Gallic manner. But that's not what caught our eye -- no, we were into the pictures of handheld game consoles (specifically, a Nintendo DS and a PSP Go) being shot through particle board. Feel free to peep some more action photography after the break -- and we'll just go back to working on our coilgun.

Tags: amusement, destruction, ds, france, nintendo, nintendo ds, NintendoDs, psp go, PspGo, shoot, smash, sony

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SuperTuna (Nov 4th 2009 3:51PM) - Highest Ranked

Looks like you guys missed the memo on it being a N97 too :)

HotDog (Nov 4th 2009 3:52PM) - Lowest Rank

It's a PSP Go tard

SuperTuna (Nov 4th 2009 4:06PM) - Highest Ranked

lol @ hotdog and all the low rankers

http://amusement.fr/index.php?/gallery/overheating/

Picture two - Nokia N97.

Sisyphus (Nov 4th 2009 4:07PM) - Neutral

Great Projectile Devices

fLim (Nov 4th 2009 4:18PM) - Neutral

It reminds me of this ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/8763834@N02

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 4:30PM) - Highest Ranked

I read this as "French magazine shoots handguns through beards - much to our amusement".

Sorely disappointed.

Gad Get (Nov 4th 2009 5:07PM) - Neutral

@ Danneh

LOL, I can't stop laughing!

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 5:40PM) - Neutral

From the embedded picture's resolution, it sort of looks like a PSP Go, but anyone looking harder would notice it's not!

Still pretty cool though.

maveric101 (Nov 4th 2009 10:51PM) - Neutral

...and they still haven't fixed the article...

Cahlito (Nov 4th 2009 3:51PM) - Neutral

This is very cool, but think of all the kids around the world who go to sleep without a handheld. ;-(

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 3:59PM) - Neutral

Instead of having to go to bed without a handheld device, why don't they just go buy one? Duh...

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 4:55PM) - Low Ranked

I'm amazed NO ONE asked this question,

But can it blend?

MJGAMER 1991 XBL (Nov 4th 2009 7:31PM) - Neutral

Ever since I threw my DS through a wall I've slept like a baby (actually more like a drugged toddler).

vicsvenge (Nov 4th 2009 3:52PM) - Highest Ranked

Where's the iPhone in all of this? I wanna see that sucker thrown through a wall. Just for funsies.

Atara9 (Nov 4th 2009 4:40PM) - Neutral

Wouldn't that cause an uproar between all the Apple fanbois?

B3astofthe3ast (Nov 4th 2009 3:54PM) - Neutral

Lies, The DS lite is indestructible. I stabbed a display at target with its stylus as hard as I could, with no damage to at all.

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 3:56PM) - Highest Ranked

but the hinge isnt

Aguiluz (Nov 4th 2009 4:29PM) - Highest Ranked

aino: +1

Every DSLite my classmates have got broken hinges. Mine too. Specifically the right one.

ImDaIllest (Nov 4th 2009 7:55PM) - Neutral

damn hinges, its like their meant to be broken. so just break um as soon as u get the ds, and get it over with.

One Love (Nov 4th 2009 3:56PM) - Neutral

I have an old slow HTC mogul to donate to the cause.

majortom1981 (Nov 4th 2009 3:57PM) - Neutral

Did the launch the ds lite towards the wall open or closed? I can see it breaking to bits open but not if it was closed.

Ryan Trevisol (Nov 4th 2009 3:59PM) - Neutral

My work firewall is blocking the read link . . . can we get wallpaper quality resolution on these?

barry99705 (Nov 4th 2009 4:02PM) - Neutral

Doesn't look like it.

The Two (Nov 4th 2009 4:07PM) - Neutral

http://amusement.fr/index.php?/gallery/overheating/

there are some slightly higher res photos
I clicked on a seemingly endless amount of read links to get there

Wwhat (Nov 4th 2009 4:08PM) - Neutral

http://amusement.fr/files/gimgs/36_overheating-1.jpg
http://amusement.fr/files/gimgs/36_overheating-2.jpg
http://amusement.fr/files/gimgs/36_overheating-3.jpg
969px × 661px, could be worse, CNN pics are 60x30 I think..

Ryan Trevisol (Nov 4th 2009 4:12PM) - Neutral

Thanks anyways guys.

drumdbeat (Nov 4th 2009 4:03PM) - Neutral

Pure. Awesome.

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 4:08PM) - Neutral

What no high speed digital imagery?

TikiTeko (Nov 4th 2009 4:14PM) - Neutral

C'est chouette !!! Jette les portables !!!

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 4:40PM) - Neutral

I want to see a Gameboy smash trough a solid brick wall. I bet it can do it!

ZeroCorpse (Nov 4th 2009 10:55PM) - Neutral

Original GameBoy would at least take a chunk out of the brick wall, and probably survive.

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 5:12PM) - Highly Ranked

she throws like a girl.

Slavik (Nov 4th 2009 5:01PM) - Neutral

Um... Honestly, that's the only thing the PSP Go is good for

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 5:17PM) - Neutral

did this b4 with a potato launcher and some frozen oranges....good clean adolescent fun

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 6:59PM) - Neutral

I would like to see this on video in slow motion...too bad

(Unverified) (Nov 4th 2009 10:17PM) - Neutral

404 - Particle board not found

ZeroCorpse (Nov 4th 2009 10:51PM) - Highly Ranked

They should do this with classic portables, too.

Original GameBoy: It would fly through the wall unscathed, and you'd be able to play Metroid 2 right after.

Game Gear: It would penetrate not only the particle board, but continue flying and wedge itself deeply into the opposite wall. Battery life would, as usual, be totally drained.

N-Gage: Due to its odd shape, it would act as a boomerang, swing `round, and clock the girl in the head. Phone reception would still suck, though all of this would be more fun than any of the games ever released for it.

Mattel LCD Football: It would survive unscathed, and still be more fun than the N-Gage.

(Unverified) (Nov 5th 2009 4:36AM) - Neutral

Nokia 3310: it would fly through the board, then the next wall and probably the next. And it would still work perfectly.

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