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"Sad fact: Gamecube and PS2 are almost the same size!"

Little more than 15 minutes ago, I decided to carry out a little experiment. Hey, I'm in study leave, I'm allowed to do sad stuff like this! Anyway...

I decided to calculate the volumes of my Gamecube and PS2 respectively. Measuring the Gamecube was a fairly easy affair, as it's a very simple form. Having measured the width, height and depth, I calculated the volume to be 2640000mm cubed (I don't the hotkey for the small 3).

So, onto the PS2. I divided my measurements into two groups, as the PS2 is a slightly more complex shape. In the end, I calculated the volume to be 3641200mm cubed, making it roughly 1.5 times bigger than the Gamecube.

But then it struck me - there's a few things that I'm not taking into consideration here. Firstly, the PS2 has a vast hole in it, dubbed the Expansion Bay. Also, the Gamecube has an external power adapter unit, whereas PS2's is built-in. So, I deducted the volumes of these two objects from the total PS2 volume. The result? A new volume of...

2896625mm cubed

This makes it 256625mm cubed bigger than the Gamecube, according to my calculations. This may sound like a big number, but that's just about a third the size of the Gamecube power adapter, which is to say, not a damn lot!

So there you have it - another pointless post courtesy of Uncle Albert. Yes, the sizes of the consoles may not matter that much and I haven't taken into consideration the 3 expansion ports on the bottom of the GC, but at least I've wasted a little bit of my useless time...and yours! :)

Bandit wrote:
> here's a fact 4 u uncle albert! YOU TRULY ARE SAD..............

Really? Ah, damn, this changes everything...

Uncle Albert wrote:
> Good, god no! Why the heck would I want an X-Box. In fact, the only
> person/group I know that has an X-Box is the demo pod at my local
> GAME! 'Spose I could take a screwdriver with me, next time I pay them
> a visit...

Tried it alredy, sledge hammer works nicely though (currently removing bits of glass from xbox's interior)

here's a fact 4 u uncle albert! YOU TRULY ARE SAD..............

Good, god no! Why the heck would I want an X-Box. In fact, the only person/group I know that has an X-Box is the demo pod at my local GAME! 'Spose I could take a screwdriver with me, next time I pay them a visit...

Eugh! Maths!!

Have you got an X-box Albert?? You should find one and see how much bigger it actually is compared to the Cube, and the Cube and PS2 together!

The GC won't fit where my PS2 was... too tall you see!

I fear to use my PS2 in the verticle position most of the time because with some games it starts to make chronic noises! So it generally has to be used in the horizontal position! Thus taking up twice the space of a Gamecube!

Albert stop sidetracking from you revision, and go do some work boyo!!!

:)

Verticle space is a problem in my room, where my console has to fit onto a small shelf below my TV. The Gamecube fits with barely enough room to open the drive. A PS2 would never fit.

Dont forget all the expansion slots at the bottom of the Cube...


End of the day, Vertical space is no real problem so PS2 will always take up less space.

Yes but which one has a handle eh!

:0)