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Nat.W¿LL¿
Jul 30, 2008 8:56 PM
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excellent idea. i guess it doesnt burn too well in the fire tho:P
might look into that for my horse fencing:)
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Fake wood made from recycled ink cartridges?
That park bench you're sitting on? It could be made from ink cartridges. A new patent for "eWood" aims to build outdoor furniture with all your printer junk.
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midbear
Jul 30, 2008 11:03 PM
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Fantastic Idea!!! Now if council's would just come and collect ewaste (as opposed to their erratic 3-6 monthly drop off's) we could finally get somewhere with the amount ewaste that is out there and give the genius at close the loop some more raw material to work with and maybe someone else the inspiration to come up with something just as ingenious. |
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Jim.Dude
Jul 31, 2008 1:03 PM
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Yeah true, e-waste is a real problem and it's sad to see the local channel, partners and even the big boys (HP, IBM etc) have no real plan in place for it. The governemnt is clueless as well...! |
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mordie
Jul 31, 2008 1:08 PM
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Excellent idea need more recycling and less land fill solutions.
hmm I wonder how much of a home PC you could recycle into other things (not another PC either :P )? |
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midbear
Jul 31, 2008 2:00 PM
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Anyone here remember old tv's being made into fish tanks? Now that was a great although ugly way to reuse old technology.
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mordie
Jul 31, 2008 2:26 PM
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midbear wrote:Anyone here remember old tv's being made into fish tanks? Now that was a great although ugly way to reuse old technology.
They used the old colour eMAC monitors and turned them into fish tanks too :) |
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geller
Jul 31, 2008 4:06 PM
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check it out: http://www.nobispro.com/aquatank/
Fish tank mod for your PC. |
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totoaus
Aug 1, 2008 7:13 PM
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So if I build a boat out of this wood, do I have a wooden boat, or a tupperware boat? |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 1, 2008 8:11 PM
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aw i want a fishtank computer |
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Slatts
Aug 1, 2008 8:26 PM
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How to recycle your TV / monitor to make a fish tank.
1st. open the case and remove CRT and associated electronics and discard... er...](*,)
And Nat, what's this about fencing with horses? Doesn't sound very fair to me. How do they hold the sword?[-x
Quote:might look into that for my horse fencing |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 1, 2008 8:31 PM
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Slatts wrote:And Nat, what's this about fencing with horses? Doesn't sound very fair to me. How do they hold the sword?[-x Quote:might look into that for my horse fencing
oh its very fair:|
you see, hes 16hh and 800kg:D |
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ministar12
Aug 2, 2008 9:47 AM
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How about when the eWood product is dumped, will the product be recyclable? or will the product make more damage to the environment than normal wood? How about on fire? Will they produce toxic gas? |
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Nat.W¿LL¿
Aug 2, 2008 5:19 PM
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ministar12 wrote:How about when the eWood product is dumped, will the product be recyclable? or will the product make more damage to the environment than normal wood? How about on fire? Will they produce toxic gas?
i dont see why it wouldnt be recyclable but...*shrugs* who knows.
i think its more of an outdoor ornament then an indoors one..due to the durability it supposedly holds. but yea if someone has it indoors and the house burns and it releases some sort of toxic gas, you could probably get high on until you die, then that could be a problem yes. |
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Jim.Dude
Aug 2, 2008 8:05 PM
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ministar12 wrote:How about when the eWood product is dumped, will the product be recyclable? or will the product make more damage to the environment than normal wood? How about on fire? Will they produce toxic gas?
It looks more like fake wood in terms of making outdoor chairs or tables, rather than firewood. |