When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible.

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When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible.	10^coms	18^pts	8^mos	pics
One of my most favorite books when I was 7	9^coms	12^pts	8^mos	pics
When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible.	10^coms	13^pts	10^mos	pics
When I was 6 yrs old, this book was fucking incredible.	469^coms	1130^pts	10^mos	pics
As a six-year-old, this was the best book ever	1091^coms	2542^pts	1^yr	pics

source: karmadecay

shamelessdp · 3 months

could not agree more. isn't there a cross section of an old man-of-war ship, with people firing cannons and writing about injured and getting amputated? oh man.

Einchy · 3 months

Goddammit, you're back.

lol_at_anything · 3 months

I am 22 and this book is incredible. i want to go to my parents house now and see if they still have it.

Darrik · 3 months

I LOVED THEESE BOOKS!!! Ever read the one about castles? (FYI there's a guy taking a dump so it falls in the moat)

Dux0r · 3 months

This makes me want to play Sim Tower again so bad.

zzTopo · 3 months

The where's waldo of comically drawn pooping scenes.

DrOwl13 · 3 months

I liked the Book but I do not like you.

DrOwl13 · 3 months

I loved this book but not you sir, not you.

cupofchupachups · 3 months

this book was fucking incredible

Should have been called Stephen Biesty's Fucking Incredible Cross-Sections then, I guess.

khurley424 · 3 months

This book is part of what started me on the road to becoming an engineer.

CapillarianCrest · 3 months

This. This is why i'm in engineering.

Giant_Robot_Birdhead · 3 months

The Star Wars versions of these were particularly outstanding.

Excess_Sexy · 3 months

HOLY SHIT

I forgot this book existed, I loved the tanks. This is clearly a subconscious reason that I'm studying engineering atm.

Wayne_Bruce · 3 months

That's why the Titanic sank.

Someone cut it into pieces.

ganymedesearat · 3 months

I loved the Medieval one. :D

roger21 · 3 months

this is spam

OnmyojiOmn · 3 months

DAVID MOTHERFUCKING MACAULEY.

narcomensajae · 3 months

"The Way Things Work" had a similar role in my life. It was about how stuff works and had Wooly Mammoths in it. The joys of learning how a fridge worked.

RMNC · 3 months

I liked how every single one had someone taking a shit

nocubir · 3 months

I'm 36 and I still have this book, and it's still fucking incredible. This book is the ULTIMATE taking a shit book.

illlogic · 3 months

Holy shit I loved this book. I read it all the time. I still remember the guy in the tank who's intestines were visible and the guy on the toilet in the train. Im pretty sure it's still at my parents house. Next time I'm there I'm going to find it.

[deleted] · 3 months

And in every single cross section, there is a guy having a shit.

Seriously, every single one.

tr3xkuro · 3 months

Fun fact: On virtually every page of the book, there is at least one person taking a shit into a toilet.

tbdoah · 3 months

best part of all these cross sections was the bathroom scenes.

RoscoJetbaby · 3 months

At 55 it still is!

Anzac5665 · 3 months

Those were great! I still have the one we got for our kids that cross-sectioned an 19th century "Man-O-War". Hell, even at 50 I'll still flip through it :)

BigFishWalkin · 3 months

holy nostalgia.

RandomExpletive · 3 months

Man I need to check some more of those out, those were the best back in elementary school!

B00SH · 3 months

AGREED

kabukistar · 3 months

Hence the title.

nickbilotti · 3 months

I am 26 and this book is still incredible, even after 20-some years

breatherevenge · 3 months

I remember my friend had that. And it was the shit.

Yaberflap · 3 months

The human body one is outrageous

LordPhantom · 3 months

I always had to "find Waldo"... Which was the guy taking a shit

rosenchuck1 · 3 months

This was the most amazing thing when I was a kid, spent hours looking at the details in the drawings. I'm glad there are others out there who appreciate it :)

DaBluePanda · 3 months

I loved that book, and the one with cross-sections of natural disasters.

rushietheplushie · 3 months

Still good!

Garol · 3 months

Hell, it was incredible when i was 12. I think it's still awesome.

Jymm · 3 months

There was always someone on the toilet..

drempire · 3 months

i went to the school library as often as i could to read this book (look at pics)

h8bit · 3 months

I'm 30 and that book looks fucking incredible to me. I want it.

gumblegod · 3 months

Ummm fucking best book ever!

mercermango · 3 months

I'm nineteen, this book is still incredible.

UDorhune · 3 months

OP did you undergo a bilateral hippocampus resection?

one_two_many_lots · 3 months

On the one hand, this book is awesome and I still have my copy for my kids to look at and, one day, my grandkids.

On the other hand, spam is bad, mmkay?

Fagsquamntch · 3 months

Oh man I totally have this book.

Anthraxmonki · 3 months

I forgot all about this book!

naverine · 3 months

Fuckin aeeee

djsjjd · 3 months

I'm calling bullshit on this. As great as this book may be, six years old is a bit young to be claiming that you understood its "incredibleness". You just liked the fold-out pictures.

yellowlikegold · 3 months

It reminds me of The Cell, where the horse is all sliced and separated. Gnarly.

sracer4095 · 3 months

Pretty sure I've still got my copy of this one. I know I have the Man-o-War followup.

cornelius_mumbungo · 3 months

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH YOU KARMA WHORE

Dsilkotch · 3 months

My 11-year-old son just check that book out of the library two weeks ago. The great circle of life continues.

theotherryan33 · 3 months

This book made every car ride to quick

Diaboliks · 3 months

my face when i have this book in my room and i'm italian

clee1985 · 3 months

I still find that book incredible.

reconize2g2 · 3 months

im 27 and this book is still incredible.

muayguy · 3 months

you might be karma whoring, but this book was still da shiznit

Abarth15 · 3 months

That book was the shit in elementary school, and when it finally got too old, they let me take it! Still have it today. Will post pics if anyone wants

whalesalad · 3 months

Damn I used to love this stuff. I used to read them all the time. I was obsessed with taking things apart and learning how they worked when I grew up. My strongest (not fondest) memory of this book was when a teacher of mine in first grade or something gave me bullshit for reading it. She said something like "I bet you don't even know what a cross-section is" ... what a fucking bitch.

lozza293 · 3 months

They had this in the library at my primary school and always be looking at it whenever we were in there.

hairyassandballs · 3 months

yes! when i was 8 years old i received this as a bday gift while the rest of my shit was nintendo and ninja turtle shit. needless to say.. i overlooked this nifty for years until through person that gave it to me passed on. so i cracked this bitch open an it has taken my imagination further than any cartoon or video game. i spent hours upon hours staring at each cross section and imagining life in that environment.

sorry i cheated on you raphael ... rest in peace, my sweet prince no homo

Goto10 · 3 months

Anyone remember a book, maybe earlier than this one, early 80's maybe that was similar to this but had fantastical looking balloons and dirigibles and such? These were drawings of course. It was a strange book but I only barely remember it. Wish I could see that one again.

JBaraus · 3 months

Scumbag mother sold mine when I moved out of home. And the castle one AND the man-o-war one!

fonster_mox · 3 months

Yes! I still have this book.

ellsworth92 · 3 months

Fuck that, I'm 19 and this book is still fucking incredible.

LesterLomax · 3 months

This book was my favorite as well as this

erik718 · 3 months

The Way Things Work was MY favorite book at age 6.

myusernamestaken · 3 months

thefaggotlucas *

Jester_Dan · 3 months

Wow, this is refreshing! I used to run my finger along the page running out a story in my head of traveling through the boat, and various other structures. Nice post dude!

kevmeister1206 · 3 months

Wow this is seriously boss man. Also incredible comparisons.

Stoutpants · 3 months

I had that as a kid. Gave it to my nephew this past Christmas.

zipsy7 · 3 months

YES! I forgot all about this. It passed many hours.

josephanthony · 3 months

Then you are still 6 years old. And so am I.

Ch1215 · 3 months

Massive nostalgia.

Nanovuh · 3 months

Always looked at this book while I pooped in elementary school while waiting for my mom to finish work (she was a teacher). Never got old lol

wayndom · 3 months

Have you ever seen the movie, The Cell?

Bigbadbarron · 3 months

BEST.BOOK.EVER.

jayemdee · 3 months

I just picked this up from a neigh or last week. Will give it to a friend's boys next time I see them. Excited to see their reaction.

itsalwaysthebutler · 3 months

Nostalgia upboat for you!

Stupid_suggestions · 3 months

it's still pretty incredible 16 years later.

iambigmen · 3 months

So many years have passed, and it still looks good.

Yellow_Ledbetter · 3 months

Despite your silly spamming, I feel I should inform you (evidently a Star Wars fan) that this exists.

viTRiOLL · 3 months

I found this in a used book store last year and bought it for my son. We still look at it all the time.

My favorite is the Soviet tank - the fact that even the guy is cut in half (and you can see inside of him too) makes me laugh every time I see it.

ThrindellOblinity · 3 months

When I was twelve years old this book was incredible.

Hell, I'm 32 years old and it's still incredible.

kairos91 · 3 months

Challenge: find the guy pooping on every page. Best part of the book...Besides the tank where they decided they needed to show a guys entrails... I think it's because there isn't a toilet in the tank.

LetThereBeAnarchy · 3 months

I thought I would never see this book again. I remember reading it when I was 10 years old and thinking that it was the greatest thing that has ever been made.

overusesellipses · 3 months

I'm 24 and I'm pretty sure it's still awesome...

confuscan · 3 months

When I was 33 yrs old & my son was 6, this was incredible. By the way, some 20 years later I still sneak a look. The Internet is only just now catching up to Biesty.

Random_Username · 3 months

I won't lie. I was expecting the first Harry Potter book. Also with the comment "anyone else remember this gem". But I'm proved wrong. Good find...

Harbley · 3 months

These where fantastic books Who Had the star wars ones as well ?

rumbar · 3 months

all these book were awesome! thanks Jordan117!

Guesty_ · 3 months

Holy fuck! My dad had this book! Nnnooosssttaaallggiiiaaaa!!!!

drockz28 · 3 months

I still have this book! And still look through it sometimes. I use to go through and look to find the people taking a dump.

Kiliang · 3 months

I always loved looking for the naked people

RedAlert88 · 3 months

omg I had that book...

Bier_here · 3 months

I still have this one!

CutToCommercial · 3 months

Ho-ly Shit.

RealCakeDay · 3 months

I still have this book, it's literally 2 feet away…

clazberri · 3 months

cool

BassBlend20 · 3 months

I never got to check this book out of the school library because the same damn kids kept taking turns and renewing it

cuddlefish · 3 months

As a kid, that thing had permanent residence next to the toilet. Most interesting shits ever.

crysta1tips · 3 months

This was mine and my brothers' favourite book when we were kids! We just looked it out and everything! We realised on every cross-section there is someone on the toilet. Try to find each one! It'll entertain you for hours.

Magnumi · 3 months

Awesome piece of childhood memorabilia! Thanks for sharing!

interplanetjanet · 3 months

I found that exact book in a thrift shop for $1, and I was so happy to give it to my son. I knew he'd love it. A couple months later, I found his baby sister sitting in the middle of his room surrounded by tiny, little pieces of pages. It was a total loss. Grrr.

bobowzki · 3 months

I'm 28 and I still do...

Alvleeskliersap · 3 months

I was such a big fan of that book (also because I really love ocean liners like the one on the book's cover!)

chrisgedrim · 3 months

Im 30, still own it (and others), and its still fucking incredible!

illlogic · 3 months

I just found my copy. Fuck yeah.

freeformlurker · 3 months

When I was a kid my brother and I would count all the people in the pictures as a sort of competition. Pretty sad but we got hours of entertainment out of it!

Patchworks · 3 months

When I was 6 yrs old I was taught not to swear like a gutter rat.

munji · 3 months

Aww.. I clicked thinking this was gonna be about Richard Scarrys Busyworld books.. the art style seemed very similar. Now THEY were incredible when I was 6!

kingnutter · 3 months

When I was 6 yrs old, this post was fucking incredible.

denkyuu · 3 months

YES! This was one of my old stand-by favorites before teh interwebs had me.

Spurnem · 3 months

It was fucking incredible?

More like still is fucking incredible. I still have mine, I can see it from my desk.

DisGuyEh · 3 months

I'm pretty sure the elementry school librarian thought I was retarded when our class went to the library.

The pirate ships in this book. Fuck yeah.

Otto_Gross · 3 months

still awesome. always someone taking a shit somewhere, but no waldo

factotum218 · 3 months

It still is! This was a gateway drug to my dads massive Popular Mechanics back-issue stockpile.

rocconyew · 3 months

I felt a little weird when I found the woman going to the bathroom on the spaceship. I loved that book though.

dragonboltz · 3 months

Lmao. This guy has been posting this consistently for a year now.

Packersville · 3 months

Could not agree more. I loved this book.

And560671 · 3 months

Good times!!

TheNecromancer · 3 months

The best was the T-34 where you could see the guy's guts in the turret/hull separation.

Cameroni101 · 3 months

When I was 12 these books were legit

MrBlonde67 · 3 months

I just nostalgia'd hard.

alltimeisrelative · 3 months

I had this too! So intriguing!

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