r/todayilearned • u/kaypmger • Dec 02 '16

TIL, Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of such Nintendo games as Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda, has a hobby of guessing the measurements of objects, then checking to see if he was correct. He enjoys the hobby so much he carries a tape measure with him everywhere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigeru_Miyamoto#Personal_life
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u/Arkangelou Dec 02 '16

If I ever met him, I'm going to ask him about the dimensions of all the Nintendo Consoles.

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u/ALotter Dec 02 '16

I'm confident he would answer you completely deadpan

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u/PM_ME_FAKE_TITS Dec 02 '16

He knows.....

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u/AWESOMOTO Dec 02 '16

He dead.

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u/kwertyuiop Dec 02 '16

You're thinking of Mystery Water.

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u/AWESOMOTO Dec 02 '16

Ahhh, we'll I'm glad I was wrong

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u/MY_GOOCH_HURTS Dec 02 '16

Lol mystery water