From recycled computer waste, Olympic medals

By Rain Noe - February 18, 2010

in Tech | Object Culture | Video

Who knew? The Vancouver 2010 Olympic medals, designed by Omer Arbel and Corrine Hunt, were cast from metals recovered from discarded computer motherboards! Check it out:

via motherboard tv and fast company

 

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  Hi Hipstomp,
  
  Thanks so much for sharing this article. I am all about reuse and I love that the Olympics got into it. What an amazing platform to bring to the world the issue, though I wish it could have gotten more attention.
  
  I am building a website for global knowledge sharing around reuse. If you'd like to check it out, you can find our FB page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/ReUseConnection/253021991560 .
  
  Thanks again for this article and have a great day.
  
  Warmest wishes,
  Ian Moise
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