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RearAdmiralFloyd
The Star Wars one was cool as hell too.
littlegoblin
Shit man I had the same book
TRbarthvader
I still own a copy!! It's incredible.
Dayrest
I used to have that. Awesome.
CaiGwydion
I'm pretty sure the one from my childhood is still around somewhere. Such a good book growing up. So many memories.
cazo
I used to make my own cross-section drawings with all the cool shit I wished a cruise ship would have
Skawomplious
What are you on about? That book still is the shit.
matey8
I loved when Biesty went into detail about regulations for materials used in ship building "No Cardboard or cardboard derivatives"
ThreeDimesDown
David Macaulay... Castle, Cathedral, Mill, City...
sleepingismysport
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ToolCaconsonThirdOfHisNameKingOfTheSandals
Still have it! I spent entire days looking at this, imaginating all the possible stories!
groversleeves
my great aunt got me that as a kid
chiefwill
I sat in my room for hours looking at this
WhydidTip
I looked for the toilets on every cross section
DoyouevenPCBro
The car assembly line is obviously the best one.
dooffa
At a similar age, this was my shit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Way_things_work.jpg
Woodmn
Every time I pick up that book its the shit. Read it once every couple of months.
intolerable
More!!!
VVulf
Preferred Richard Scarry books.
gucci777779
This dude lived in my hometown!! I grew up right around the block. He always did talks and supported our local library.
nutsquirrel
I used to go through and find all the people on toilets, helluva time
midasf
I loved this book, i've passed this down to my nephews who passed it down to his nephew. Yes it's still going strong after +25 years.
Carnot
The tank one gave me nightmares.
CaiGwydion
I always passed by that one as a kid. Was not sure why they added that one there.
Skunge
Because you could see one of the operators guts right? That always confused me.
Carnot
For those confused:
see the guy in the middle
ToolCaconsonThirdOfHisNameKingOfTheSandals
Maybe you can explain to me what was that metal thing inside the guy's intestines. Couldn't figure that shit out
Carnot
WhatchaLookinAt
It still is!
BealzAfuzz
Hey! I can't get it to open! Mines broke.......
Luthierfer
As someone who does this for a living, that book would be ultra cool to read.
therescue5
I had this book. So great!
Mack1986
I loved the castles one. They did a pc game too
SubZoey
Dude! I remember that game too!
Mack1986
Collecting hidden gold fucking coins to bribe out of jail
Toxinator84
The castle one was the shit!
flacoloco
It's still the shit
dante979
and it will always be the shit
ATGGAATAA
I still own this book. It's on my bookshelf, right next to The Way Things Work
kidswat
You could actually see a dude taking a shit.
EdTheIronside
Fuck yeah! dug mine out a few months back, still awesome!
TRbarthvader
I remember you could see the intestines of a dude
MicrowaveSafe
On the tank cross-section!
mandingocommunitymangoes
As someone who didn't grow up in America what is this
AndersV
We had this in Denmark as well
BenjimanStickyLiquid
It's a book... About cross-sections..
SmokeMeAKipperIllBeBackForBreakfast
Literally! Each one had someone taking a shit somewhere in it.
buickgnx88
Sometimes-Yh god the castle cross section
Ouroborus
The tank didn't have someone taking a crap.
Ohashootystealy
Uh god the castle cross=section.
thelastpistachio
Oh god the castle cross-section.
RunningWaterMonster
It's all coming back to me know O_O those guys shoveling
Matrican
Ah yes. Good memories.
quade
Cross-sectioning the Titanic was one of the problems.
tardlehops
Too soon?
DavidBowiesEyepatch
Ay-O!
toypaj
Miculek
CitizenDickbag
Except that isn't the Titanic, it's the Queen Mary.
quade
Facts don't matter in jokes.
911wasDigiornosnotDelivery
Facts always matter but your comment still got a chuckle.
quade
Honestly as long as the joke lands(-ish) that's good enough for me :)