Things Come Apart, A Teardown Manual for Modern Living

Here is something cool for my 6 year old nephew. A book called Things Come Apart, Canadian photographer Todd McLellan painstakingly disassembles 50 everyday objects, including a tiny Swiss Army knife and a single engine aircraft, and carefully photographs the results. Essays by noted DIY repair gurus like Kyle Wiens provide context for the pictures, but the main attraction is getting to see the 21,959 components that make up the most iconic products of the last 100 years.

Bicycle — Component count: 893 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan. 

Bicycle — Component count: 893 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan. 

Smartphone — Component count: 120 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan.

Laptop Computer — Component count: 639 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan. 

Swiss Army Knife — Component count: 38 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan. 

Children’s Wagon — Component count: 296 Photo credit: ©2013 Todd McLellan. 

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