Apple customers have been complaining about the new iphone 6 bending in their pockets, and many people probably wouldn’t say that today’s electronics are built from hardy materials. I’ve recently acted upon my old video game nostalgia by hooking up my original Nintendo 64 and playing my favorite game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (original 1998 release that I’ve had all this time, of course). The system and game cartridge are almost 20 years old and both still work beautifully! They have been stored in our various TV stands and entertainment centers over the years, and have faced some harsh conditions: lack of heat and air conditioning when the power went out, a dog who discovered the fun of lifting his leg on all of the furniture, and an 18 hour ride in the trunk of my car from New Jersey to Florida in the August heat. The console and cartridge have no doubt taken some bumps and bruises over the years. If my game stops working today, all I have to do is what I did 15 years ago: blow in the cartridge. My N64 may not work forever. It may not be as eternal as some of the other submissions for this task. But I am so satisfied that an electronic console has worked so well for such a long time!