This Table Will Self-Destruct
Posted by Jeff Chenkus on January 27, 2008
Filed Under Household | Stumble This
When you purchase this table will determine exactly how much of a table you actually get. As each table is sold they remove one pixel from the table based on the grid pictured above to build the next table. It appears they are currently at 23 pixels removed so you still get a reasonably whole table. And since there are 1400 pixels by my counting, there are probably a couple hundred they could remove before they would have to start shipping it in pieces to you.
Personally, I think the table with a large number of pixels removed would be a lot cooler than than the early models. Would you rather have the first table in this series with one pixel removed or something more like the 150th? Will they ever get that far with their current pixel removal plan and table pricing? Give me the option on how many I want removed and it would seem a lot more fun.
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