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10 Fascinating Cross-Sections Revealing The Insides Of Things

Published May 26, 2024•Updated March 10, 2025

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In large thanks to the online community of folks that are completely committed to regularly updating the rest of anyone who is interested (which we very well all should be) in what almost anything you can think of looks like when it’s cut in half, we have this truly mesmerizing gallery. If there’s one thing you’ll know deep down in your bones after walking away from this gallery it’s that you should never judge what an object might look like beneath its surface, until you see what it looks like when it’s cut in half.

1. When you accidentally cut through a nail with a circular saw.

Close-up image of a cut through a nail with a circular saw.

u/MamaSaidYouUgly

This looks borderline scientific. Like it’s held underneath a microscope or something.

2. Just some passive electronic components.

Close-up images of various electronic components that have been cut in half.

These have no business looking as cool as they do. There’s nothing passive or casual about these.

3. This rock in New Zealand has some explaining to do.

Image of a bird perched on top of what looks like a giant rock in the ocean that's been split in two.

u/kaze0329

Okay, maybe it was the bird though? There’s something almost magical about the juxtaposition of this photo.

4. An oxygen tank.

A close-up image of an oxygen tank that's been cut in half.

u/H2Joee

It’s almost giving water slide vibes, no? That being said, obviously not as impressive as the passive electronic components.

5. Yes, believe it or not, that’s a hot tub.

An image of a hot tub that's been cut in half.

u/StubbornlyBreathing

There’s a whole lot more going on inside a hot tub than you might otherwise expect. Then again, it does make sense in its own right in that you need a lot of different things in operation to provide such a paradise-like experience.

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6. A nerf gun that’s been cut in half.

An image of a Nerf gun that's been cut in half.

It honestly shouldn’t be that surprising in the slightest that a Nerf gun sports an impressive aesthetic when it’s been cut in half. Nerf guns are just one of those toys that are built with all the proper fixins.

7. A vintage vacuum cleaner.

An image of a vintage vacuum cleaner that's been cut in half.

u/dinosaur_disco

This vintage vacuum cleaner pretty much transformed into a new cool looking kind of toy after being cut in half. Not entirely surprising.

8. The cross section of a whale rib.

A close-up image of a whale rip that's been cut in half.

u/Dolcedisgust86

9. A tractor that’s been cut in half for a clutch change.

An image of a tractor that's been cut in half for a clutch change.

u/Michael_Scofield91

Sheesh, what did the tractor ever do to you, man? It looks like this tractor got on the wrong side of some kind of robot monster or something.

10. A siamese strawberry.

A conjoined strawberry.

u/welmanshirezeo

Sometimes, you’re just not ready to let the other half of you go. No matter how much it hurts to hold on. Clearly, something happened here.

Meet the Writer


Matt Staff

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.



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