Ulimate Dorkiness/Awesomeness

So what you see in the background is a Ion Abrasion (Dual Beam) Scanning Electron Microscope fitted with a Kleindiek micromanipulator and Platinum Gas Injection System. There are maybe half a dozen of these in the world, and this one's sitting in our basement. We use it to do cool shit with cells.

What you see in the foreground is the controller device for the robotic arm that my lab mate installed in the machine. Look at it closely.

Yep, that's a video game controller that's been yanked out of a PS2.