Cutting something in half can be a fascinating way to explore the inner workings of everyday objects and random items. While it’s true that you end up with two pieces, the sacrifice of destroying the original is necessary for the sake of content.
The resulting cross-sections often reveal surprising structures and mechanisms that are not immediately visible from the outside. It’s a chance to appreciate the complexity of the world around us and the ingenuity of human design.
Of course, some of these objects may have been seen cut in half before, but that doesn’t make the experience any less interesting. It’s a reminder that there’s always more to discover and learn, even in the seemingly mundane.
Scroll down and enjoy yourself. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.
#1 Steel core inside a “rubber” bullet
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#2 Rattlesnake Rattle in Cross-Section
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#3 Boeing 272 fuselage
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#4 Spring Ring Jewelry Clasp
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#5 The 1955 L.A. Auto Show featured a cutaway of a Chevy Bel Air
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#6 Official Rawlings Baseball Cross-section scan from Dodger Stadium 1988
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#7 Mortaring a sewer wall in Boston, ca. 1885
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#8 Fuel trailer roll over
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#9 The Moon cut in half (1/4)
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#10 AK-47 ammo with solid brass bullets
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#11 The inside of a cactus
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#12 10 gigabit USB-C cable
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#13 Accordion Cross Section
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#14 Cross section of a F1 cockpit
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#15 The insides of a hypertherm 400 amp plasma torch
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#16 Garbage Disposal Unit Cutaway
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#17 Toyota Supra MK4
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#18 Traditional Japanese Sword Cross Section
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#19 Comfy chair
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#20 Cactus is like cable
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#21 Modern DSLR Camera
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#22 Eight-speed automatic transmission from a Lexus LS 460 Sport
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#23 A coresample from the track
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#24 Log to lumber
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#25 Submarine cut in half
