The Insides of These Everyday Objects Are Totally Unexpected

Paint Stirrer From 50 Years Ago

When you go to a store like Home Depot or Sears, they might have to stir your paint for you. When doing that, they'll use a paint stirrer. Somewhere along the line, someone might get the idea to see how thick they could make a stirrer. This is what 50 years of paint looks like on one of these. 

The iPhone

Steve Jobs would have hated to see this photo. This is one of the first generations of iPhone, turn open for some kind of clarity into what makes it tick. This is what you don't see when you go to the Apple Store, or when you have to stick one of these in a bowl of rice. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.