I've covered some seriously weird products over the years. Have I been somewhat numbed by Minion WiFi routers and Pikachu sneakers ? Without a doubt, but it's honestly reassuring that I still possess the capacity to be shocked.

I still take a moment to pause when I come across a fully functioning Xbox Series X console encased inside a five-foot alligator . That pause reminds me that I'm human.

The Xbox Series X-BITE is a 1-of-1 console that sits embedded directly in the reptile's torso, visible only through a glowing green Xbox Nexus logo cut into the scales on its flank. A matching bite-marked wireless controller rests between its jaws, and the gator is completed by Xbox-green irises and Nexus-inspired pupils.

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Can we all take a moment to appreciate how simultaneously absurd and epic that is? I want this console intensely.…