Inside Things Whyarium ↗

Smartphone Hard drive Computer mouse Microwave oven Electric kettle Game controller Smoke alarm LED bulb

All to scale · grid 1 cm

Whyarium No. 19Teardown bench

Inside Things

Eight everyday machines, laid on the mat at their true size and taken apart one layer at a time. Every part gets a ticket: what it does, what it is made of and roughly what it costs the maker.

01Smartphone10 parts$180–468
02Hard drive9 parts$25–63
03Computer mouse9 parts$3.19–9.7
04Microwave oven11 parts$33–86
05Electric kettle8 parts$8.6–23
06Game controller9 parts$9.7–30
07Smoke alarm9 parts$2.47–7.7
08LED bulb7 parts$0.51–1.76

Parts on file72

Costs are rough estimates of what a manufacturer pays for each part, not shop prices. Generic devices, no particular brand or model.

How this bench works, sources and notes