Junk

Geek Out

Where Do All The Forgotten PCs Go? In This Room.

10:20AM June 15, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Polish sculptor Marek Tomasik spent three years collecting junk PCs. And with those, he covered an entire 4.8m x 4.2m x 4.5m room from top to bottom with the guts of those PCs (it’s what any sane person would do, right?). Even better, it’s viewable as an interactive 3D map. More »


Science

NASA to Use Lasers To Shoot Away Space Junk

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4:13PM March 18, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Space.com is reporting that one idea recently floated by the boffins at NASA is to use lasers to shoot space junk out of orbit. Awesome! But it won’t be the pew-pew like laser explosion from Star Wars… More »


Shedding New Light From Old Junk

11:20AM August 24, 2010 | Brian Barrett

That’s a great-looking lamp, right there. And it’s made up entirely of ugly found materials. Frankenlamps, you see, are artist Cory Barkman’s specialty. More »


Junkbot Army Will Adorable You Into Submission

1:40PM March 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

They may not have laser eyes or butler skills, but junkbots have a charm all their own. That’s why I’m so glad someone’s finally gotten around to paying tribute to them in a big ol’ junktastic gallery. [Dark Roasted Blend]


Gadgets

Confessions Of An Electronics Junk Collector

11:00AM November 19, 2009 | Popular Science

Some of it I really do plan to use. Some of it I can’t even identify. Hi. My name is Vin and I’m an addict. I can’t stop buying electronic junk. More »


Can Someone Tell Me What This USB Yoda Actually Does?

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1:26PM November 4, 2009 | Nick Broughall

I saw the word “USB”. I saw the word “Yoda”. I reached for my wallet. And then this pesky voice spoke up in my brain and asked, “But what does it do?” And you know what? I can’t answer that question. Can you? More »


Mobile Phone Strap Allows You To Pinch Butts With Impunity

2:30AM July 14, 2009 | Sean Fallon

Generally speaking, the nervous guy sitting next to you on the subway frantically pinching a sexy-thonged butt charm is someone you want to steer clear of. More »


Science

Space Station Crew Now Basically Just Playing a Real-Life Game of Asteroids

8:20PM March 23, 2009 | John Herrman

Sent into a panic about space junk for the second time in as many weeks, the International Space Station has been forced to reposition to dodge a four-inch chunk of Chinese rocket.

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Science

Too Much Space Debris? Try a Weak Laser or a Strong Water Cannon

1:15PM March 12, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

There are 18,000 pieces of tracked space debris in orbit—and millions more smaller bits—all potentially fatal. To nudge them towards the atmosphere to burn up, one scientist proposes lasers, another proposes water.


Science

Satellite Collision May Have Endangered All Future Space Launches

8:00AM February 23, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Remember when those two satellites collided the other day? Seems that they’ll be the space junk.gift that keeps on giving, as their 800-km debris orbiting field could hamper all future space launches.

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