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How to remove a banana from Nintendo Gamecube
DeviceNintendo GameCube
DifficultyModerate
Time1 - 3 minutes
Steps6
This guide is by Jude Hopper on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>

Some people never suspect that there may be a banana in their Nintendo Gamecube. Ever since the infamous Panama Disease, many bananas have been found stuck inside of a Nintendo Gamecube. This guide will show you how to remove the banana from your gamecube.

Video Example

Tools: Hand; Knife


Step 1
• Press the open button to open your Nintendo Gamecube

Step 2 :: Grasp Gamecube firmly
• Grasp Gamecube firmly

Step 3 :: Lift
• Lift your gamecube

Step 4 :: Rotate Gamecube
• Rotate the Gamecube 180 degrees so that the Gamecube is upside-down

Step 5 :: Shake!
• Shake Gamecube with utmost vigor!

Step 6 :: Help a friend
• Please, don't forget to throw the banana away so it stays out of other people's Gamecubes. In most cases, you should use your knife before disposing of the banana.

Credit
This guide is by Jude Hopper on iFixit and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0. ByteRot mirrors it for non-commercial preservation: formatting changed and photos resized for old browsers; full-size photos and the text are on the FTP in /DOCS/REPAIR. Original guide >>
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