Gizmodo: operation

Timelapse Video: US Airways Airbus 320 Being Raised from the Depths of the Hudson River

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:40:00 EST

Here's a time-lapse video of the whole rescue operation of US Airways Airbus A320, down from the bottom of the Hudson river. I still can't believe the pilot was able to pull that one off.

Keyhole Surgery: Operation for the Less Than Ethical

Mark Wilson — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:40:00 EST

While some of us invest points into intelligence to become doctors, others of us pour those stats into perception and agility to take a different route...

Keyhole Surgery is Operation reinvented for lockpick enthusiasts. You view a 3D schematic of the lock on the computer, then try to guide the key through the maze of tumblers without striking the walls. He who has the least mistakes wins. He who has the most mistakes will require a good lawyer.

A concept for now, if you really like the device, we're sure some perceptive, agile manufacturer will come around to borrow the idea soon enough. [Moritz Waldemeyer via bbGadgets]

Shocking Sick Puppy is "Operation" for a New Generation

AddyDugdale — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:55:00 EDT

Japanese game manufacturer Mega House has come up with a winner. Biri Biri Kaze Hiki Wanko (which, translated, means Shocking Sick Puppy) is a cross between seminal kids' game Operation, where you had to remove various parts of a patient's anatomy with a pair of wired-up tweezers, without ~~letting on to your parents that you'd swallowed the best part of a bottle of bourbon the night before~~ touching the sides, and that equally seminal '70s plaything, Slime. A fearsome mess of green snot and drool emerges from the dog's mouth and nose, and you have to pick out plastic "germs" embedded in the ectoplasm. Trouble is, if the metal tweezers touch the slime, you get an electric shock. Out in Japan this August, Shocking Sick Puppy needs a worldwide release if it is to realize its full genius potential. [Trends in Japan]

HULK LIKE OPERATION GAME!

Kit Eaton — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:33:10 EDT

Remember "Operation," that buzzing fishing-for-organs game we played with as kids? Well, Hulk fans will soon be able to dig around inside their hero with a pair of electrified tweezers too, when Hasbro brings out their Hulk-themed version. Clumsy surgical action will make his eyes glow green and he'll howl apparently. What do you think of that, Hulk? HULK WARN YOU, ANESTHETIC BETTER BE REAL STRONG!

Though it sounds painful, we're not totally clear why he's got a teddy bear in one foot, and a rocket in the other. What're your ideas on that, guys?

No info on price or date yet. BUT HULK WANT! [Toyology via Geek alerts]

Operation Pen Makes Playing Doctor Fun Again

Mark Wilson — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:00:07 EST

While we opted not to go to med school—a choice that we celebrate every day by working in our underwear (though also a choice we regret after catching ourselves in the eye once with a Wicked Laser, true story)—the scales may have tipped were this Operation Pen around several years back. Your favorite game on an obnoxiously oversized writing device, the organs are even fastened to the game with string so you don't lose all the pieces during your first particularly shaky weekend after losing rights to that prescription pad.

The Etch a Sketch pen is neat, too. Both run $5.50. [Product Page via nerdapproved]

Shocking Autopsy: Shocking Gameplay

Mark Wilson — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:10:16 EST

Operation was a fun game, but fatally flawed (no pun intended). The sad fact is that no game can hold the adult attention span unless there is a strong possibility of someone getting injured while playing.

That's why Shocking Autopsy is Operation for adults. While you pull various weapons from a gangsters body, just make sure to avoid any mistakes with those tweezers. Otherwise...ZAP! Your turn is over. (Because you're dead). And then whoever bangs your wife first wins. – Mark Wilson

Product Page [via coolestgadgets]