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Urban Miners in Japan Find Precious Metals in Discarded Gadgets

China isn't the only nation dismantling used electronics to get at the gold, copper and silver inside. This trend, called "urban mining", is even more profitable in the current market where precious metals are trading close to their all-time high. For example, a ton of ore from a gold mine gives about 5 grams of gold, but a ton of cellphones gives 150 grams of gold. Why would Japan be into this trend? Because their country has few natural resources outside of perverted old dudes, but if they stack up all the cellphones owned by their citizens, they could probably make a pile as big as Mt. Fuji. [Yahoo News]

7:00 PM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Jason Chen
4,094 views, 14 comments

Latest by TheJollyGreenGiant: but let's not talk about the places where asian children have to pick apart at these discard electronics for shitty pay in unsafe conditions... or how tons of american electronics are "Recycled!" over here only to be sent to overseas to more »

robots

iRobot CEO Talks Past, Present and Future of Robotics

Very few people know more about the practical robotics industry more than iRobot CEO Colin Angle. We had a nice chat with him (he did all the talking) earlier today about the state of the robotics industry, why iRobot is essentially the only company doing what they're doing in the field, what kind of robots are coming in the future and why robots are necessary for the human race to survive. More »

5:30 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Jason Chen
4,485 views, 15 comments

krupps

World's Largest Digger: Digs, Potentially Destroys World

Built in 1978 by German steel company Krupp, this giant trencher "Bagger 288" was designed for open mining trenching. Sure, its real functionality is absolutely not interesting at all, but that giant saw will give the Megazord a run for his money when I go crazy and destroy the Power Rangers once and for all! More »

11:10 AM on Sat Nov 18 2006
By Mark Wilson
37,613 views, 41 comments

gadgets

Quad Headlamp: Think Miners

Whether you're camping in the jungles of Brazil or just tooling around in your backyard, these Quad headlamps will come in handy to light your path. Available for $32, these have a burnout time from 50 to 120 hours and are bright enough to light your path even for jogging. You'll look like a dork, but at least you won't trip and break your face. More »

5:40 PM on Thu May 25 2006
By Jason Chen
489 views, 3 comments