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Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:09PM from the hope-it-burns-clean dept.

SpaceGhost writes "The Houston Chronicle has a story on a Grad student at the University of Houston who has designed a cardboard case for a computer. This is not a new concept, but this one is meant to be used in manufacture. The idea is that it will be faster and easier to produce (no fasteners for example) and dramatically easier to recycle."

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*sniff sniff* (Score:5, Funny)

by EkriirkE ( 1075937 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:13PM (#29455475) Homepage

What's that burning smell?

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What happens (Score:5, Funny)

by maroberts ( 15852 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:14PM (#29455491) Homepage Journal

When I spray coke over it like I normally do when reading Slashdot?

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:2, Funny)

by carolfromoz ( 1552209 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:15PM (#29455523)

..after it catches on fire ..
Still cool?

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Re:What happens (Score:5, Funny)

by oldspewey ( 1303305 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:16PM (#29455533)

You're not fooling us for a second - that's not coke and you're not reading slashdot.

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Re:Could they have included (Score:2, Funny)

by carolfromoz ( 1552209 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:17PM (#29455547)

Don't make me imagine what you might be imagining >

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I think a better use for grad students... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:17PM (#29455561)

...would be a cardboard case for a house.

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Re: (Score:5, Funny)

by coolmoose25 ( 1057210 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:18PM (#29455569)

Call me when they invent cardboard solder.
They did. It's called "Duct Tape"

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I ordered one... (Score:5, Funny)

by coolmoose25 ( 1057210 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:20PM (#29455577)

... and the cardboard box came in metal shipping crate.

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:5, Funny)

by Locke2005 ( 849178 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:26PM (#29455701)

Actually, the ashes from this case will make an excellent soil supplement for your garden... pity about the rest of your house, however.

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Once again, BeOS was ahead of its time (Score:4, Funny)

by int69h ( 60728 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:27PM (#29455719)

Finally a use for is_computer_on_fire()
http://www.eeggs.com/items/15121.html [eeggs.com]

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:4, Funny)

by MightyYar ( 622222 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:30PM (#29455763)

You could probably glue a thin sheet of aluminum foil to the inside of the case, so I wouldn't worry about the Faraday cage.
At least now the ultra-low-end Dells will look on the outside just as crappy as they are on the inside :)

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Re:What happens (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:35PM (#29455839)

My God. I hope he's not reading slashdot.

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Re:Here is an off topic case question (Score:3, Funny)

by Thanshin ( 1188877 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:35PM (#29455847)

Obviously, the people on slashdot that get in and out of there case is probably a higher proportion then most people so I can see why some of you wouldn't want one.
Out? What do you mean by out?
The case has a transparent side and ventilation for a reason.

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Re:Not a fire risk (Score:5, Funny)

by geekoid ( 135745 ) writes: <dadinportland&yahoo,com> on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:49PM (#29456045) Homepage Journal

One of my favorite books is 'Centigrade 232'

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:5, Funny)

by gEvil (beta) ( 945888 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @01:54PM (#29456125)

You could probably glue a thin sheet of aluminum foil to the inside of the case, so I wouldn't worry about the Faraday cage.

So now my cardboard computer case needs a tinfoil hat?

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Re:What happens (Score:5, Funny)

by david@ecsd.com ( 45841 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:12PM (#29456477) Homepage

I love that this comment is coming from someone calling himself "oldspewey"...
Pot ... Kettle ... etc. ...

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I recycle... (Score:1, Funny)

by Schnoogs ( 1087081 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:38PM (#29456957)

...as much as the next guy and I even got rid of my gas guzzling sports car but there are limits to my conservation efforts. I like shiny cases. I have a Mac Pro running Windows 7 and it' just a thing of beauty. I think it's great what he's doing but at the same time I don't want to feel guilty about placing some value on things that look or perform nice at the expense of the environment. I'm all for reducing our footprint but at the same time I'm emotionally shallow enough that I like to surround myself with pretty metal things that probably took a lot of effort to extract from the earth. ;)

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Comment removed (Score:2, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:42PM (#29457045)

Comment removed based on user account deletion

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Re:What happens (Score:4, Funny)

by DittoBox ( 978894 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:53PM (#29457195) Homepage

Isn't there something about goats, yoda dolls and grits for this?

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:4, Funny)

by suso ( 153703 ) * writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:57PM (#29457263) Journal

Actually, I read on the cover of a book once that paper ignites at 451 F.

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Re:*sniff sniff* (Score:5, Funny)

by K. S. Kyosuke ( 729550 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @03:06PM (#29457377)

Formerly Pentium 4, now known as Tetrapentium Oxide.

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Re:What happens (Score:3, Funny)

by MartinSchou ( 1360093 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @03:12PM (#29457447)

I love that this comment is coming from someone calling himself "oldspewey"...
Pot ... Kettle ... etc. ...
I'm pretty sure you mean:
Pot ... Kettle ... Sticky ....

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Re:EMC Nightmere (Score:2, Funny)

by sexconker ( 1179573 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @03:53PM (#29458023)

Yeah, I really don't get this bullshit.
People keep talking about plastic cases.
I have never seen a computer case without fucking metal.
I have seen designs for such, though.
I can only imagine the amount of fail.

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:3, Funny)

by bemymonkey ( 1244086 ) writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @04:00PM (#29458111)

Bhahahah, I can't wait until the first people start showing up in tech support forums complaining about mold...

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday September 17, 2009 @08:07PM (#29460901)

Free Faraday!

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... (Score:3, Funny)

by MightyYar ( 622222 ) writes: on Friday September 18, 2009 @12:58PM (#29468167)

Just make the dang thing out of ALUMINUM to begin with and "sidestep the middleman".
Do you work for Apple? :)

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