Carving the One: The industrial design of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox

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Carving the One: The industrial design of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox

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In the shadow of Mount St. Helens, 10-year-old Carl Ledbetter would sit for hours smashing rocks together. It took him a long time to get the chunks of volcanic glass shaped just right. Then, holding them with a piece of leather to keep from cutting himself, he would apply a gentle pressure with the tip of a deer antler, breaking off tiny slivers of obsidian along the edge. As the flakes fell away he would uncover the arrowhead shape inside.