Nintendo Switch 2 Screen Handles 50 Pliers Smashes: Destructive Testing Proves Exceptional Durability

Alright, so there’s this dude on YouTube, JerryRigEverything—real name Zack Nelson, by the way. He just went full mad scientist on the Nintendo Switch 2. Like, tore that thing apart so we could all peek inside. Weirdly satisfying, like pulling the last tissue out of a brand-new box. Anyway, Zack’s pumped ’cause it turns out the guts of this console are super modular. I mean, even the headphone jack is its own little island. Nice, right?

Yet, there’s all this buzz about how fixing it might cost an arm and a leg. But, plot twist: taking it apart is not rocket science. No lie, Zack used nothing more than a basic Phillips and this funky tri-point screwdriver. And somehow, he got it back together without Frankenstein-ing it. Thumbs up, Zack.

Now, let me take a detour here—batteries. Those things? Glued down like they were never meant to see the light of day. It’s a sticky situation (pun intended), requiring like gallons of alcohol, not the fun kind, and some serious elbow grease. And seriously, the game card slot? If it breaks, you might as well be rebooking that vacation to Solderland. Ugh.

Tiny sidebar here—Zack does this crazy test on the screen. First, he rips off the protector thingie, which is supposed to keep shattering glass at bay, kind of like those bouncy laminated windshields in cars. No clue why I know that. Then, just to make it interesting, he starts smacking the screen with these massive plumber’s tools—don’t ask me why pliers, though. Took him 50—or was it 51?—smacks to actually break it. Impressive, I guess?

Even after it’s all busted, a quick reset and—voilà—it’s game time again, just with a side order of jagged glass danger. Wild. Nintendo seems to have built this thing to withstand life’s little oopsies but don’t go launching it at walls. I mean, who does that? Not me… obviously.

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