Strange.. but true.. Some facts about PS2

Spank-A-Thon · Nov 27th, 2002, 04:35 PM

I came across these strange and unusual facts about PS2 so I thought I'd share them with you. If anyone else has any then please share them!

It would take 11 trillion, 858 billion, 194 million, 779,628 PS2's to cover the surface of Jupiter.

The PS2 squeezes 10.5million transistors into just 4.72 litres of space - the engine capacity of a 1976 Jaguar XJ6.

33 million PS2's produced (and counting) means there are enough for every second person in the UK to own one. However there are only 2.5 million PS2's in the UK at the moment - but it's still enough to lay a line of PS2's from London to Geneva (446 miles!).

PS2 is not worth it's weight in gold, as it clocks in at £2.70 per ounce compared to £200 per ounce for gold. A solid gold PS2 would cost a whopping £14,800 - and it would smell funny!

TOCA Race Driver contains over 500,000 lines of code. If it were to be printed in a magazine as a sentence, it would be 43.5 miles long.

If you could modify a PS2 and attach a wheel to the CD drive, it could reach 84 mph. It spins at 6,000rpm (at max 24x mode) - the same as a 1.8 litre Ford Mondeo at peak power. Even running flat out it would take 503 years for the PS2 to reach Jupiter, assuming the planet was at it's closest point to Earth, and a bloody long power lead.

Since March 4th 2000, SONY has moved 84,000 tonnes of PS2 to various parts of the world. This is almost exactly the same weight as the Hiroshima Rihga Royal Hotel in Japan!

Umm, that's it.

- S

Mercury Shadow · Nov 27th, 2002, 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by Spank-A-Thon
It would take 11 trillion, 858 billion, 194 million, 779,628 PS2's to cover the surface of Jupiter.

If you could modify a PS2 and attach a wheel to the CD drive, it could reach 84 mph. It spins at 6,000rpm (at max 24x mode) - the same as a 1.8 litre Ford Mondeo at peak power. Even running flat out it would take 503 years for the PS2 to reach Jupiter, assuming the planet was at it's closest point to Earth, and a bloody long power lead.

haha, these are the most interesting... never would've thought the 2nd one would be possible.

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The PS2 squeezes 10.5million transistors into just 4.72 litres of space - the engine capacity of a 1976 Jaguar XJ6.

It's amazing how there are 10.5 million transistors because there were only 40 transistors in the Odyssey, the first home console (I believe).

Faile · Nov 27th, 2002, 05:43 PM

strabnge but curiously entertaining.

Redpyramidhead · Nov 27th, 2002, 11:13 PM

ROTFL

This was quite entertaining. Thanks Spank!

_RED_ stuff

Daedaelus · Nov 28th, 2002, 12:14 PM

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PS2 is not worth it's weight in gold, as it clocks in at £2.70 per ounce compared to £200 per ounce for gold. A solid gold PS2 would cost a whopping £14,800 - and it would smell funny!

LMAO! Verry funny. Nice find Spank-A-Thon.

Harry · Nov 28th, 2002, 07:41 PM

Here are a few more, from a SCEA press release. I really don't get the point of many of them, but oh well!

More Playstation 2 software titles have been sold (51.6 million) than real Christmas trees bought by Americans each year (37.1 million).

Worldwide Playstation software shipments is more than double (869 million) the amount of cans of chicken noodle soup sold annually in the United States (350 million).

There are twice as many Playstation 2 games available (400) than there are different types of Barbie Dolls (200).

The number of Playstation hardware units sold life-to-date in North America (33 million) is more than double the number of times the average person blinks in one year (13,140,000).

Harry · Nov 28th, 2002, 08:06 PM

Ok, this is a cooler one. I don't remember If I saw this posted in the forums, but here it comes.

The Playstation 2's box design seems not too original if we give a look at a prototype built by Atari in the first Eighties, known as the Atari Falcon Microbox. I thought this was an hoax, but I could find many good Atari sources with details of the PC/console.

Take a look.

https://www.ps2fantasy.com/~harry/amicrobox.jpg
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https://www.ps2fantasy.com/~harry/microfal2.jpg

And here's a description

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The MicroBox was ALMOST released. It was to be the replacement for the Atari Falcon computer. Enhancements were to include an all new case design and a true 32-bit bus with (3) 32-bit expansion slots. There were plans to make it upgradeable to the Motorola 68040 processor.

From: here

sk8er_kyle · Nov 28th, 2002, 11:30 PM

Wow, I didn't know that.

Mercury Shadow · Nov 29th, 2002, 12:04 AM

That's really interesting, harry. Thanks for the pictures

AudioBoxer · Nov 29th, 2002, 01:35 AM

Very interesting!

Sk8er · Nov 30th, 2002, 01:51 AM

Cool.

Bundy · Dec 1st, 2002, 01:24 AM

i wonder what idiot took the time to figure these out

MakgSnake · Dec 1st, 2002, 01:29 AM

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Originally posted by Bundy

i wonder what idiot took the time to figure these out

Just like some idiot took the time posting the above post.
This is general knowledge my friend.

Those are some seriously nice facts Harry, and same goes for Spank. Crazy eh.......... especially that blinking one!

Nov 27th, 2002, 04:35 PM	#1
Spank-A-Thon Carpe Diem Baby! Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 49 Posts: 664	Strange.. but true.. Some facts about PS2 I came across these strange and unusual facts about PS2 so I thought I'd share them with you. If anyone else has any then please share them! It would take 11 trillion, 858 billion, 194 million, 779,628 PS2's to cover the surface of Jupiter. The PS2 squeezes 10.5million transistors into just 4.72 litres of space - the engine capacity of a 1976 Jaguar XJ6. 33 million PS2's produced (and counting) means there are enough for every second person in the UK to own one. However there are only 2.5 million PS2's in the UK at the moment - but it's still enough to lay a line of PS2's from London to Geneva (446 miles!). PS2 is not worth it's weight in gold, as it clocks in at £2.70 per ounce compared to £200 per ounce for gold. A solid gold PS2 would cost a whopping £14,800 - and it would smell funny! TOCA Race Driver contains over 500,000 lines of code. If it were to be printed in a magazine as a sentence, it would be 43.5 miles long. If you could modify a PS2 and attach a wheel to the CD drive, it could reach 84 mph. It spins at 6,000rpm (at max 24x mode) - the same as a 1.8 litre Ford Mondeo at peak power. Even running flat out it would take 503 years for the PS2 to reach Jupiter, assuming the planet was at it's closest point to Earth, and a bloody long power lead. Since March 4th 2000, SONY has moved 84,000 tonnes of PS2 to various parts of the world. This is almost exactly the same weight as the Hiroshima Rihga Royal Hotel in Japan! Umm, that's it. - S __________________

Nov 27th, 2002, 05:43 PM	#3
Faile ys. Joined: Jan 2002 Location: ex-ex-exeter, disunited kingdom Age: 40 Posts: 1,137	strabnge but curiously entertaining. __________________ www.catherineandtheowl.com purr. miaow. hiss.

Nov 27th, 2002, 11:13 PM	#4
Redpyramidhead pazparacolombia Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Restless dreams... Age: 43 Posts: 2,002	ROTFL This was quite entertaining. Thanks Spank! _RED_ stuff __________________ "..loathsome laughing, mixed with such a cry as no man has heard save for in the phlegathon of unrelatable nightmares; a cry wherein reverberated the horror and anguish of a haunted lifetime packed into one atrocious moment..."

Nov 28th, 2002, 11:30 PM	#8
sk8er_kyle Rocker Joined: Nov 2002 Location: <@/V@D@ Posts: 260	Wow, I didn't know that. __________________

Nov 29th, 2002, 12:04 AM	#9
Mercury Shadow Calculating Infinity Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Virginia Age: 37 Posts: 883	That's really interesting, harry. Thanks for the pictures __________________ I'm Nobody's Weasel

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Nov 28th, 2002, 07:41 PM	#6
Harry Administrator Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Here Posts: 1,222	Here are a few more, from a SCEA press release. I really don't get the point of many of them, but oh well! More Playstation 2 software titles have been sold (51.6 million) than real Christmas trees bought by Americans each year (37.1 million). Worldwide Playstation software shipments is more than double (869 million) the amount of cans of chicken noodle soup sold annually in the United States (350 million). There are twice as many Playstation 2 games available (400) than there are different types of Barbie Dolls (200). The number of Playstation hardware units sold life-to-date in North America (33 million) is more than double the number of times the average person blinks in one year (13,140,000).

Nov 29th, 2002, 01:35 AM	#10
AudioBoxer Banned Member Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Some white padded room? Posts: 899	Very interesting!

Nov 30th, 2002, 01:51 AM	#11
Sk8er Registered User Joined: Nov 2002 Age: 36 Posts: 4	Cool.

Dec 1st, 2002, 01:24 AM	#12
Bundy Registered User Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Minnesota Age: 35 Posts: 7	i wonder what idiot took the time to figure these out

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