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Deep-fried gadgets give us heartburn (pictures)

Henry Hargreaves' images of deep-fried consumer electronics freak us out a little. What looks good to you?

Tim Hornyak
Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.
Tim Hornyak
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Home-cooked game gadget

Open wide! Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves has captured our insatiable hunger for new technology with a series of startling images of deep-fried electronics. What looks like a Nintendo Game Boy looks appears less than appetizing on this slightly nauseating plate.
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Deep-fried tablet

Deep-fried tablet, anyone? No word on whether this sauteed touch-screen works with greasy fingers.

Hargreaves says he drew inspiration for the series from gadget-hungry Japan.

"I found a video of some Japanese kids trying to deep-fry a PSP and eat it; it didn't work and they made a mess of it, but I loved the idea and thought it could be expanded and photographed in a beautiful way," he tells Crave. "Also, I see similarities between tech culture and fast food. Quickly devoured and then discarded."

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Making a meal of a MacBook

This MacBook mockup doesn't look good enough to eat, and here you can tell that Hargreaves made his hardware meals out of foam core models.

"I'm not rich enough to buy and destroy the electronics," Hargreaves says, "nor did I want to find out what happens to a lithium battery when it goes in 400 F oil, so I recreated each product from foam core and we went to town on them! I just hope there is something that puts a smile on the viewers' faces."

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iPod dining

What would you put on your iPod if you had to dine on it?
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One greasy iPhone

Care to sink your teeth into this fried pseudo-iPhone?
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Hungry for gadgets?

Whatever this was, it'll give you indigestion.
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The sound of grease

Stick these in your ears and you'll hear the sound of fat.

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