Strip away all your fancy analog sticks and vibrating motors and gyroscopes and
game controllers work pretty much the same today as they did 20+ years ago. You
start by pressing the D-pad or the A and B buttons. The buttons press down on little
pieces of rubber called contacts. The contacts press down on contact circuits on the
circuit board. The circuits create electric signals. The signals are sent to the CPU. The CPU the- what?
Yeah, no, you heard us right. Rubber. Tiny little pieces of rubber are what's making
your XBox controller work, folks. And now you can wear this shirt to surprise and
confuse others with this slightly absurd fact.