We all knew it was going to happen eventually, so we decided to beat our crazy, Domokun-loving friends across the pond to the punch and perform invasive surgery on our brand new Apple Mighty Mouse. I'm afraid there's no chance of recovery. 
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First, it's important to note that if you decide to take your Mighty Mouse apart, do so at your own risk and be very aware that the process may involve breakage and/or sawing, so there's no turning back once you get started. We started out by removing the several layers of rings from the bottom, which were attached (mostly) by tabs to the body of the mouse.
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Then, off came the bottom panel, which was attached to the upper shell by two little arms, which were actually impossible to remove from the bottom panel without a little elbow grease and a pocket knife. 
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Once we separated the top and bottom halves of the mouse, things started to get exciting. On the bottom half of the mouse, we observed the presence of a speaker (yes, it's true!), switches that trigger the side squeeze buttons, the mechanism that generates the main click of the mouse itself, and even an empty spot with a symbol showing where a capacitor would be (hmm, what sort of Mac rumors could we start with that one?). 
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[pics and descriptions by Clint] 
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The top half of the mouse contained the most interesting features to examine. The top half of the mouse contained touch sensors, scroll ball assembly, the connections for both that plug into the board on the bottom half of the mouse, and some copper for grounding. 
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[pics and descriptions by Clint] <br />
[talk about significance of using touch sensors in a mouse, yada yada]   
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Overall, the inside of the Mighty Mouse confirmed pretty much everything we expected it to contain after our thorough review posted yesterday. We wrapped up tonight's surgery by giving the Apple Store in Cincinnati a call to ask if they had any more in stock, which they did not. When told that they had a floor model that we could come in and test if we liked, the employee on the phone was informed that we used to have one, but took it apart already and needed another. It's amazing how well telephone communication can convey astonishment.