# What is a "space inventory"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-space-inventory/512031>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 29, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-space-inventory/512031 "2009-09-29T21:19:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-space-inventory/512031/1 "2009-09-29T21:19:34Z")

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It is mentioned several times in this video: [A Helpful Tutorial on The Most Difficult Video Game Ever](http://www.cracked.com/video_17500_helpful-tutorial-on-most-difficult-video-game-ever.html)

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**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-space-inventory/512031/2 "2009-09-29T22:49:41Z")

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It appears to be a joke, like the rest of the video; half of the stuff in it probably does not appear in any game.

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-space-inventory/512031/3 "2009-09-30T18:42:16Z")

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It’s like a regular inventory.

Only in space.