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the AK's legendary reputation is actually totally bullshit. THE AK 47 was so bad that it was immediately redesigned entirely (into what Russians call simply the AK), and even then the AK and its derivatives, the AKM, 74, etc are infamous for failing to live up to their reputations as "give it to a child in Africa after termites have eaten away the wood in a soviet stockpile for three decades and it will work flawlessly" invulnerable guns. Generally, reliable models are ones made by people who weren't expected to fill quotas or be sent to a gulag, and who had access to the right materials and machinery to make them. The T-34 has similar problems: the design is reliable in theory, but, when made by Russia in a War economy where quantity was decided to be more important, they're grossly inferior to what they should be on paper. The gearbox was so bad that trying to shift into top gear would snap the transmission, and trying to shift into the gear below it required a hammer, which is why T-34 crews would carry a complete transmission as a spare on the back of the tank. Almost no T-34s from WWII actually exist to this day, with almost all the supposedly "war made" T-34s actually being post-WWII models at minimum, which had numerous upgrades and (unlike the WWII built ones) had all the parts that were listed in the design (half of all T-34s were made by one factory that started cutting corners by removing critical components, like the seats, the lights, the hatch seals, etc). And even those are largely propaganda pieces, painstakingly cared for to a degree that would bankrupt most museums, solely so that Russia can continue to spread the myth of the T-34's "superiority".
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* The AK-47 is [[MemeticMutation memetically tough]]. In fact, all its good points are due to one aspect; its simplicity. Because it's simple, easy to take apart and clean (if you ever need to anyways) and has large tolerances, nearly any damage it takes is remarkably simple to fix. You could bury one in mud and leave it there for weeks - maybe even ''years'' - then come back and dig it up, and with just a little cleaning it'll be firing like new.
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* The AK-47 is [[MemeticMutation memetically tough]]. In fact, all its good points are due reality however, it was infamously unreliable even if treated perfectly, leading to one aspect; its simplicity. Because it's simple, easy to take apart the various iterations that increased complexity and clean (if you ever need altered key components. Even then, the much-lauded ability to anyways) and has large tolerances, nearly any damage "immerse it takes is remarkably simple to fix. You could bury one in mud and leave sand and it there will still fire" is actually total fiction. [=AKs=] made by the USSR and its slave nations were typically made to poor standards with substandard materials and as such were extremely bad quality. People confuse [[AppealToPopularity seeing derivatives frequently appear]] in the hands of desperate and poorly equipped third world for weeks - maybe even ''years'' - whom a gun [[PaperTiger that doesn't work]] is still better than no gun at all, with it being actually durable. Confounding things further is that [=AK=] clones made by western gunsmiths with precision tooling and quality materials do actually live up to their reputation...but then come back and dig it up, and so do [[RealityIsUnrealistic most guns made with just a little cleaning it'll be firing modern materials]] like new.the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NbCFiDilXE HK416]]
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* The Russian counterpart of the American M4 Sherman, the T-34 tank. One was used by fleeing Nazis and driven into an Estonian bog, then abandoned. Discovered decades later and found with no corrosion, no leaks, and with a little bit of work (and mopping up the inside), it started. Unfortunately, [[MadeOfExplodium the ammunition they carried was a different story altogether]].
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* UsefulNotes/FlashMemory is this, compared to other forms of data storage. Kid-friendly toys almost exclusively use it and stories abound of thumb drives being lost in the wash, sat on, dropped in freezing snow, found in [[{{Creepypasta}} desolate areas]], etc.
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* UsefulNotes/FlashMemory MediaNotes/FlashMemory is this, compared to other forms of data storage. Kid-friendly toys almost exclusively use it and stories abound of thumb drives being lost in the wash, sat on, dropped in freezing snow, found in [[{{Creepypasta}} desolate areas]], etc.
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* [[UsefulNotes/CompactDisc CDs]] were initially marketed this way. They are incredibly forgiving, being still playable even after suffering all kinds of abuse, thanks to the error correction technology the discs use. There are still two things which can render them unusable, [[HumansAreMorons both due to operator error]]:
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* [[UsefulNotes/CompactDisc [[Platform/CompactDisc CDs]] were initially marketed this way. They are incredibly forgiving, being still playable even after suffering all kinds of abuse, thanks to the error correction technology the discs use. There are still two things which can render them unusable, [[HumansAreMorons both due to operator error]]:
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* Chrysler's luxury Imperial marque in TheSixties built cars bordering on this. They wound up being used to win so many demolition derbies that they were eventually banned from competition. Likewise, Chevrolets (the '57 models in particular) were known for their extreme durability. Many of those are still in pristine condition today, after over fifty years. The old land arks of TheSixties and TheSeventies had the misfortune to be significantly more durable than the fleshy meatbags driving them. This often led to cars that were perfectly drivable after fatal crashes... crashes that killed the occupants precisely ''because'' the car's durability led to brutal whiplash upon impact. The invention of crumple zones made cars much more prone to being totaled in crashes but actually kept the passengers alive.
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* Chrysler's luxury Imperial marque in TheSixties built cars bordering on this. They wound up being used to win so many demolition derbies that they were eventually banned from competition. Likewise, Chevrolets (the '57 models in particular) were known for their extreme durability. Many of those are still in pristine condition today, after over fifty years. The old land arks of TheSixties and TheSeventies had the misfortune to be significantly more durable than the fleshy meatbags driving them. This often led to cars that were perfectly drivable after fatal crashes... crashes that killed the occupants precisely ''because'' the car's durability led to brutal whiplash upon impact. [[note]]This is why race cars have a device that anchors the driver's helmet to the seat, which is itself anchored to the car's frame[[/note]] The invention of crumple zones made cars much more prone to being totaled in crashes but actually kept the passengers alive.
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* Most Soviet cars have a reputation of being an odd overlap of this and TheAllegedCar. They're slow, ugly, and about as luxurious as a gulag, but in particular the Lada Riva is a car famed for being able to be repaired without even proper tools and famously the bodywork won't even dent if it's hit with a hammer.
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* Most Soviet cars have a reputation of being an odd overlap of this and TheAllegedCar. They're slow, ugly, and about as luxurious as a gulag, but in particular the Lada Riva is a car famed for being able to be repaired without even proper tools and famously the bodywork (made mainly of recycled ''cotton'') won't even dent if it's hit with a hammer.
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* Various lines of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' train toys can stand up to a child's railway adventures. The ERTL models were made of the same material as the engines on the show; surviving crashes from a great height with little more than a few scuff marks. The TOMY models are also as durable as you'd expect from a good train model.
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* Various lines of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' train toys can stand up to a child's railway adventures. The ERTL models were made of the same material as the engines on the show; ERTL's steel vehicle models; surviving crashes from a great height with little more than a few scuff marks. The TOMY models are also as durable as you'd expect from a good train model.
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* UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} machines made by Yamaha appear to be completely indestructible. It's not unheard of them surviving ''decades'' in Soviet high schools with no apparent wear.
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* UsefulNotes/{{MSX}} Platform/{{MSX}} machines made by Yamaha appear to be completely indestructible. It's not unheard of them surviving ''decades'' in Soviet high schools with no apparent wear.
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* The [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] cartridges are legendarily tough, but the SNES system can take a beating as well. Water dropped in the system? No problem. Accidentally dropped it down a set of stairs? Still works. Run it over with a car by accident while moving? The SNES shrugs it off with ease. One SNES and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' cartridge survived a fire that destroyed the rest of the house it was in!
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* The [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] cartridges are legendarily tough, but the SNES system can take a beating as well. Water dropped in the system? No problem. Accidentally dropped it down a set of stairs? Still works. Run it over with a car by accident while moving? The SNES shrugs it off with ease. One There are many reports of SNES and units surviving house fires, including one that, along with a ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' cartridge cartridge, survived a fire one that destroyed the rest of the house it was in!
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** The Nintendo 64 once took a shotgun blast at point-blank range. There's a big gap in the casing but it works just fine.
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** The One person shot a Nintendo 64 once took a shotgun blast at point-blank range. There's There was a big gap in the casing casing, but it works worked just fine.
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* Nokia:
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be your ChildhoodFriend for TheNineties kids, but this phone takes beating, getting wet, ''can be used as ice hockey puck'' and the damn thing still works. It also can be put through a washing machine without any damage at all. If you were to drop it in the sea, you could take the battery and SIM card out and leave them in the airing cupboard overnight, and they'll all work just fine the morning after. A common joke in the early-2010s, at the height of the memes surrounding it's reputation for being indestructible, was that the 3310 could only be destroyed in the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings fires of Mordor]].
** A member of the crew demolishing the Seattle Kingdome dropped his Nokia 252 from the upper deck onto ''solid concrete'' - the only adverse effect was a cracked screen, a common weak spot for even the toughest Nokias, yet the phone still worked fine.
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be your ChildhoodFriend for TheNineties kids, but this phone takes beating, getting wet, ''can be used as ice hockey puck'' and the damn thing still works. It also can be put through a washing machine without any damage at all. If you were to drop it in the sea, you could take the battery and SIM card out and leave them in the airing cupboard overnight, and they'll all work just fine the morning after. A common joke in the early-2010s, at the height of the memes surrounding it's reputation for being indestructible, was that the 3310 could only be destroyed in the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings fires of Mordor]].
** A member of the crew demolishing the Seattle Kingdome dropped his Nokia 252 from the upper deck onto ''solid concrete'' - the only adverse effect was a cracked screen, a common weak spot for even the toughest Nokias, yet the phone still worked fine.
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** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be yourChildhoodFriend {{Childhood Friend|s}} for TheNineties kids, but this phone takes beating, getting wet, ''can be used as ice hockey puck'' and the damn thing still works. It also can be put through a washing machine without any damage at all. If you were to drop it in the sea, you could take the battery and SIM card out and leave them in the airing cupboard overnight, and they'll all work just fine the morning after. A common joke in the early-2010s, at the height of the memes surrounding it's reputation for being indestructible, was that the 3310 could only be destroyed in the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings fires of Mordor]].
** A member of the crew demolishing the Seattle Kingdome dropped his Nokia 252 from the upper deck onto ''solid concrete''- -- the only adverse effect was a cracked screen, a common weak spot for even the toughest Nokias, yet the phone still worked fine.
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be your
** A member of the crew demolishing the Seattle Kingdome dropped his Nokia 252 from the upper deck onto ''solid concrete''
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Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s systems (both console and handheld) are famous for this. It's often joked that they are made from "[[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nintendium Nintendium]]". Nintendo has gone on record as saying that, in the case of the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, they would refuse to develop any DS prototype further until it could survive a 1.5 meter or 5 feet drop ten times without any loss in functionality, as mandated by Creator/SatoruIwata himself. A similar philosophy probably went into making the other Nintendo consoles as well.
* The [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]]:
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Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s systems (both console and handheld) are famous for this. It's often joked that they are made from "[[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nintendium Nintendium]]". Nintendo has gone on record as saying that, in the case of the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, Platform/NintendoDS, they would refuse to develop any DS prototype further until it could survive a 1.5 meter or 5 feet drop ten times without any loss in functionality, as mandated by Creator/SatoruIwata himself. A similar philosophy probably went into making the other Nintendo consoles as well.
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* The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] cartridges are legendarily tough, but the SNES system can take a beating as well. Water dropped in the system? No problem. Accidentally dropped it down a set of stairs? Still works. Run it over with a car by accident while moving? The SNES shrugs it off with ease. One SNES and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' cartridge survived a fire that destroyed the rest of the house it was in!
* In his design paradigm for the UsefulNotes/GameBoy, Creator/GunpeiYokoi decreed that among other things, a good handheld should be durable because it will be carried around a lot. The tales below are testaments to his success:
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* The [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem [[Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]] cartridges are legendarily tough, but the SNES system can take a beating as well. Water dropped in the system? No problem. Accidentally dropped it down a set of stairs? Still works. Run it over with a car by accident while moving? The SNES shrugs it off with ease. One SNES and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' cartridge survived a fire that destroyed the rest of the house it was in!
* In his design paradigm for theUsefulNotes/GameBoy, Platform/GameBoy, Creator/GunpeiYokoi decreed that among other things, a good handheld should be durable because it will be carried around a lot. The tales below are testaments to his success:
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** In a letter from a 1999 issue of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'', one boy had lost his UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor in the garage, only to find it 3 months later sitting in a puddle of used oil. After carefully disassembling and cleaning it, it was able to work like brand-new, if a bit worse for wear. The editor recommended to all readers to not allow your systems to be submerged in any liquid for safety's sake, but also that this sounded entirely plausible.
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** In a letter from a 1999 issue of ''Magazine/NintendoPower'', one boy had lost his UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor Platform/GameBoyColor in the garage, only to find it 3 months later sitting in a puddle of used oil. After carefully disassembling and cleaning it, it was able to work like brand-new, if a bit worse for wear. The editor recommended to all readers to not allow your systems to be submerged in any liquid for safety's sake, but also that this sounded entirely plausible.
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** ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' did an article about the then-new UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, in which the writer and their friends did all manner of abusive things to it, including ''flushing it down a toilet''. After drying out for three days, the white GBA resumed working as though nothing ever happened, earning it the nickname Jesus from the staff.
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** ''Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly'' did an article about the then-new UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Platform/GameBoyAdvance, in which the writer and their friends did all manner of abusive things to it, including ''flushing it down a toilet''. After drying out for three days, the white GBA resumed working as though nothing ever happened, earning it the nickname Jesus from the staff.
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** Averted, sadly, with the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 control stick. It was built in such a way that the plastic quickly wore itself down from the rotation (the original ''VideoGame/MarioParty1'' being a frequent offender), resulting in a loose stick with extreme center play. It's also possible after the stick is sufficiently worn out for it to be accidentally pushed down into the controller, where it gets stuck and can no longer be used at all. On the other hand, it uses optical encoders instead of potentiometers like later Nintendo controllers, which are significantly more durable and precise due to their contactless nature. It's a shame that the mechanical gimbal and pivot assembly can't hold up compared to the sensors.
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** Averted, sadly, with the UsefulNotes/Nintendo64 Platform/Nintendo64 control stick. It was built in such a way that the plastic quickly wore itself down from the rotation (the original ''VideoGame/MarioParty1'' being a frequent offender), resulting in a loose stick with extreme center play. It's also possible after the stick is sufficiently worn out for it to be accidentally pushed down into the controller, where it gets stuck and can no longer be used at all. On the other hand, it uses optical encoders instead of potentiometers like later Nintendo controllers, which are significantly more durable and precise due to their contactless nature. It's a shame that the mechanical gimbal and pivot assembly can't hold up compared to the sensors.
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** In an ''Series/XPlay'' segment called "Webb of Destruction", Morgan Webb attempted to destroy a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, an UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} and a [=GameCube=]. She performed three destructive stunts: dropping a weight on each system, hitting each console with a sledgehammer, and dropping each system from a height. After each stunt, the systems were tested to see if they still worked. The [=GameCube's=] lid quickly snapped off, but this had no effect on its functionality, and it was the last console to be able to play games, or indeed to start up at all. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioWnoOjP9IA Take a look.]]
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** In an ''Series/XPlay'' segment called "Webb of Destruction", Morgan Webb attempted to destroy a UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, Platform/PlayStation2, an UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Platform/{{Xbox}} and a [=GameCube=]. She performed three destructive stunts: dropping a weight on each system, hitting each console with a sledgehammer, and dropping each system from a height. After each stunt, the systems were tested to see if they still worked. The [=GameCube's=] lid quickly snapped off, but this had no effect on its functionality, and it was the last console to be able to play games, or indeed to start up at all. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioWnoOjP9IA Take a look.]]
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* The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS:
** The DS has a slightly less reputable history, most especially the DS Lite, which was prone to hinge problems. The joint just below the R button can weaken and snap very easily, leaving a broken R button (which most games use as a major button) or a free swinging topscreen. Then, it only takes one clumsy drop just right for the screen to snap out of the right side and the wires on the left to be strained enough to render the topscreen almost unusable. All editions of the DS were prone to the L and R buttons occasionally going haywire. By the time of the XL, these had mostly been rectified, which carried over to the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS]].
** The DS has a slightly less reputable history, most especially the DS Lite, which was prone to hinge problems. The joint just below the R button can weaken and snap very easily, leaving a broken R button (which most games use as a major button) or a free swinging topscreen. Then, it only takes one clumsy drop just right for the screen to snap out of the right side and the wires on the left to be strained enough to render the topscreen almost unusable. All editions of the DS were prone to the L and R buttons occasionally going haywire. By the time of the XL, these had mostly been rectified, which carried over to the [[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS 3DS]].
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** The DS has a slightly less reputable history, most especially the DS Lite, which was prone to hinge problems. The joint just below the R button can weaken and snap very easily, leaving a broken R button (which most games use as a major button) or a free swinging topscreen. Then, it only takes one clumsy drop just right for the screen to snap out of the right side and the wires on the left to be strained enough to render the topscreen almost unusable. All editions of the DS were prone to the L and R buttons occasionally going haywire. By the time of the XL, these had mostly been rectified, which carried over to the[[UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS [[Platform/Nintendo3DS 3DS]].
** The DS has a slightly less reputable history, most especially the DS Lite, which was prone to hinge problems. The joint just below the R button can weaken and snap very easily, leaving a broken R button (which most games use as a major button) or a free swinging topscreen. Then, it only takes one clumsy drop just right for the screen to snap out of the right side and the wires on the left to be strained enough to render the topscreen almost unusable. All editions of the DS were prone to the L and R buttons occasionally going haywire. By the time of the XL, these had mostly been rectified, which carried over to the
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** Referenced in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. After the first battle, your room looks like a tornado just hit it, but if you examine the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, you'll find that there's not even a scratch on it.
* The UsefulNotes/WiiU, despite being a commercial failure, is also Tonka Tough as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQpKh9ma88 This video]] demonstrates the durability of the Wii U gamepad by dropping it from various angles. The end result: Nintendo still has it.
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* The UsefulNotes/WiiU, despite being a commercial failure, is also Tonka Tough as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQpKh9ma88 This video]] demonstrates the durability of the Wii U gamepad by dropping it from various angles. The end result: Nintendo still has it.
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** Referenced in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite''. After the first battle, your room looks like a tornado just hit it, but if you examine the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}, Platform/{{Wii}}, you'll find that there's not even a scratch on it.
* TheUsefulNotes/WiiU, Platform/WiiU, despite being a commercial failure, is also Tonka Tough as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIQpKh9ma88 This video]] demonstrates the durability of the Wii U gamepad by dropping it from various angles. The end result: Nintendo still has it.
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** And it has been tested that a Nintendo 3DS can survive, with no damage, being kept in the left jacket pocket of the coat of a driver that hits a stationary vehicle at 35 miles per hour. However, the UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable can as well.
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** However, one area that the toughness does ''not'' extend to is the joysticks on the Joy-Cons, which have been known to suffer from drift-- even the newly released Switch Lite apparently suffers, and there's currently a class-action lawsuit in progress over the issue.
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* This doesn't just apply to Nintendo. UsefulNotes/Atari2600 cartridges are also incredibly durable, to the point of being submerged in a lake long enough for the label to be demolished (making identification of the game impossible), fished out sometime in the mid 90's, and still remaining perfectly playable.\\
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* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero_Halliburton ZERO Halliburton]] metal briefcases. Originally designed to survive trips through rough Texas oil fields, they're dustproof, waterproof, shockproof, and fire resistant. It won't stop a bullet but it can stop pretty much everything else. If a Halliburton case is good enough for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football Nuclear Football]], it's good enough for whatever crap you're carrying around.
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** Toyota's luxury sub-brand Lexus. They might not be as nice, or as fast, or as high tech as competitors like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Audi... but they're far more reliable, and because of this they depreciate far less than their German rivals. [[https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/a28991860/the-million-mile-lexus/ There's a 1991 Lexus LS 400 with a million miles on the odometer]].
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* Tandem Computers made this their mission. Every single piece of kit in their machines had redundancy. Their computers ''exceeded'' five nines of uptime--that's less than five-and-a-half minutes of downtime ''a year''. They even had the ability to upgrade their software without shutting any of it down. When the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993, an entire basement full of Tandem Computers suffered blast damage. Just the basement, though: the computers had only fallen over. They were fine.
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* Tandem Computers made this their mission. [[CrazyPrepared Every single piece of kit in their machines had redundancy.redundancy]]. Their computers ''exceeded'' five nines of uptime--that's less than five-and-a-half minutes of downtime ''a year''. They even had the ability to upgrade their software without shutting any of it down. When the World Trade Center was bombed in 1993, an entire basement full of Tandem Computers suffered blast damage. Just the basement, though: the computers had only fallen over. They were fine.
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** There is a Game Boy that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBeTXPaewMo survived a bombing in the Gulf War]] (which is currently the [[MadeOfIndestructium main page image]]). Now, the original screen was bacon-crispy and had to be replaced, but the circuitry survived. It's still running, playing ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'', and is currently housed in Nintendo New York for the world to see.
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** There is a Game Boy that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBeTXPaewMo survived a bombing in the Gulf War]] (which is currently the [[MadeOfIndestructium main page image]]). Now, the original screen was bacon-crispy and had to be replaced, but the circuitry survived. It's still running, playing ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'', and is currently was housed in Nintendo New York for the world to see.see for over two decades, before it was removed in 2023.
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** Buick also built a V8 engine, which was deemed too small for the US market, so they sold it to Rover Cars in Britain. The engine had a similar reputation to the V6, even if the cars they powered didn't.
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** A pair of Website/SomethingAwful users [[https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ decided to test]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation, using a spare ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]'' cartridge [[note]]Rather appropriately, the chosen methods of damaging the cartridge corresponded to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''[[/note]]. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning the cartridge for several minutes'' burning a hole into it in the process. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up, none the worse for wear.
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** A pair of Website/SomethingAwful users [[https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ decided to test]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation, using a spare ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]'' cartridge [[note]]Rather appropriately, the chosen methods of damaging the cartridge corresponded to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types types]] of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''[[/note]]. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning the cartridge for several minutes'' burning a hole into it in the process. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up, none the worse for wear.
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** A pair of Website/SomethingAwful users [[https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ decided to test]][[note]]Using methods of damaging the cartridge corresponding to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.[[note]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation, using a spare ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]'' cartridge. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning the cartridge for several minutes'' burning a hole into it in the process. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up, none the worse for wear.
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** A pair of Website/SomethingAwful users [[https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ decided to test]][[note]]Using methods of damaging the cartridge corresponding to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.[[note]] test]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation, using a spare ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]'' cartridge.cartridge [[note]]Rather appropriately, the chosen methods of damaging the cartridge corresponded to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''[[/note]]. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning the cartridge for several minutes'' burning a hole into it in the process. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up, none the worse for wear.
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** A couple of LetsPlay people [[ElementalRockPaperScissors decided to test]][[labelnote:*]]To explain, the methods of damaging the cartridge correspond to several of the elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. The process is [[http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ detailed on this page]][[/labelnote]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning a hole through the cartridge''. ''They BURNED the electronics inside the cartridge''. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up. The most fitting part? The cartridge was of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]''.
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** A couple pair of LetsPlay people [[ElementalRockPaperScissors Website/SomethingAwful users [[https://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ decided to test]][[labelnote:*]]To explain, the test]][[note]]Using methods of damaging the cartridge correspond corresponding to several of the [[ElementalRockPaperScissors elemental types of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. The process is [[http://lparchive.org/Pokemon-Blue/Science/ detailed on this page]][[/labelnote]] ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''.[[note]] whether the old Game Boy cartridges live up to the reputation.reputation, using a spare ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]'' cartridge. Throwing and hitting it didn't even leave a mark. Dirt jammed into it while it's in the Game Boy? No problem. Covering the contacts in alcohol and running magnets over it? Didn't bother it. Dunking it in water finally made it fail to start. So they dried it out by ''burning the cartridge for several minutes'' burning a hole through into it in the cartridge''. ''They BURNED the electronics inside the cartridge''.process. Also failed to start. So they waited an hour and came back to it. Presumably, the Nintendium just laughed at them as it started right up. The most fitting part? The cartridge was of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Pokémon Red]]''.up, none the worse for wear.
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In 2014, Microsoft excavated the legendary ''VideoGame/ETTheExtraterrestrial'' cartridges ''crushed'' then buried in the New Mexico desert back in 1983 for the documentary ''Atari: Game Over''. They still play.
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In 2014, Microsoft excavated the legendary ''VideoGame/ETTheExtraterrestrial'' ''VideoGame/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' cartridges ''crushed'' then buried in the New Mexico desert back in 1983 for the documentary ''Atari: Game Over''. They still play.
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** In another instance, a [=GoPro=] survived being dropped out of a plane, landing in a pig pen, then having a pig come along and try to ''eat it'' recording the whole time! Watch it [[https://youtu.be/QrxPuk0JefA here!]]
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** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be your ChildhoodFriend for TheNineties kids, but this phone takes beating, getting wet, ''can be used as ice hockey puck'' and the damn thing still works. It also can be put through a washing machine without any damage at all. If you were to drop it in the sea, you could take the battery and SIM card out and leave them in the airing cupboard overnight, and they'll all work just fine the morning after. A common joke in the early-2010s, at the height of the memes surrounding it's reputation for being indestructible, was that the 3310 could only be destroyed in the fires of Mordor.
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** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/indestructible-nokia-3310 Nokia 3310]] model cell phone. It might be your ChildhoodFriend for TheNineties kids, but this phone takes beating, getting wet, ''can be used as ice hockey puck'' and the damn thing still works. It also can be put through a washing machine without any damage at all. If you were to drop it in the sea, you could take the battery and SIM card out and leave them in the airing cupboard overnight, and they'll all work just fine the morning after. A common joke in the early-2010s, at the height of the memes surrounding it's reputation for being indestructible, was that the 3310 could only be destroyed in the [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings fires of Mordor.Mordor]].
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** A [[http://imgur.com/a/AqVH9 3DS]] was ''set on fire'' and then extinguished with water. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2uo5r/my_3ds_was_in_a_fire_last_night_still_works/ It still runs]].
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** A [[http://imgur.com/a/AqVH9 3DS]] was ''set on fire'' and then extinguished with water. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2uo5r/my_3ds_was_in_a_fire_last_night_still_works/ com/r/gaming/comments/2uo5rt/my_3ds_was_in_a_fire_last_night_still_works/ It still runs]].
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* Most Soviet cars have a reputation of being an odd overlap of this and TheAllegedCar. They’re slow, ugly, and about as luxurious as a gulag, but in particular the Lada Riva is a car famed for being able to be repaired without even proper tools and famously the bodywork won’t even dent if it’s hit with a hammer.
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** USS ''New York'' survived two atomic bombs! Granted, the crew would have died of radiation exposure, and it was determined too difficult to decontaminate the ship, but she was still afloat and mostly undamaged.
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* The [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles AK-47]] is [[MemeticMutation memetically tough]]. In fact, all its good points are due to one aspect; its simplicity. Because it's simple, easy to take apart and clean (if you ever need to anyways) and has large tolerances, nearly any damage it takes is remarkably simple to fix. You could bury one in mud and leave it there for weeks - maybe even ''years'' - then come back and dig it up, and with just a little cleaning it'll be firing like new.
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* The [[CoolGuns/AssaultRifles AK-47]] AK-47 is [[MemeticMutation memetically tough]]. In fact, all its good points are due to one aspect; its simplicity. Because it's simple, easy to take apart and clean (if you ever need to anyways) and has large tolerances, nearly any damage it takes is remarkably simple to fix. You could bury one in mud and leave it there for weeks - maybe even ''years'' - then come back and dig it up, and with just a little cleaning it'll be firing like new.
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** The Wii Remote originally had a rather weak wrist strap, which led to a number of Remotes getting embedded in walls or [=TVs=]. Nintendo quickly updated its production with sturdier straps, but not for the Wiimote's protection: for the protection of ''everything else!'' Notice that in all those humorous pictures of embedded remotes, it is always the wall or TV that is damaged, not the remote. Later models of the Wiimote come with a rubber sleeve that is perhaps best described as a bumper.[[note]]The amount of TV damage is probably not helped by the console launch happening around the same time easily ruined flatscreen [=TVs=] started overtaking CRTs, which were covered in glass that may as well have been bulletproof.[[/note]]
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** The Wii Remote originally had a rather weak wrist strap, which led to a number of Remotes getting embedded in walls or [=TVs=]. Nintendo quickly updated its production with sturdier straps, but not for the Wiimote's protection: for the protection of ''everything else!'' Notice that in all those humorous pictures of embedded remotes, it is always the wall or TV that is damaged, not the remote. Later models of the Wiimote come with a rubber sleeve that is perhaps best described as a bumper.[[note]]The amount of TV damage is probably not helped by the console launch happening around the same time easily ruined flatscreen [=TVs=] started overtaking CRTs, [=CRTs=], which were covered in glass that may as well have been bulletproof.[[/note]]
