We make one last friendly attempt to get inside the stem through the cap at the bottom.

Prying at the seam removes the cap relatively easily, but there's no way all that's left can exit through here.

After too much meticulous disassembly, we're done being nice—and reach for the ultrasonic cutter.

Luckily the 'Pod's anti-noise defenses don't stymie our sonic action.

Is all this carnage really necessary, when we have such beautiful X-rays? Yes. Yes it is.