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Biodegradable Cell Phones Sprout Into Flowers

Posted by michael on from the don't-get-them-wet dept.

Neurowiz writes "Tired of your cell phone and lusting after the new model with all the geek-gadgets? Worried about the effect that throwing away your cell phones may have on the environment? Worry not! 'Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group, in conjunction with PVAXX Research & Development Ltd, have devised a novel way to recycle discarded mobile telephones - bury them and watch them transform into the flower of your choice.' What's next? Plant your PC/Mac and watch a house grow?"

3 of 181 comments (clear)

  1. Plant a Mac by mopslik · · Score: 5, Funny

    Plant your PC/Mac and watch a house grow?"

    Wouldn't planting your Mac produce an apple tree?

  2. Future things you'll overhear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't here you.

    My phone is breaking up.

    No, not the signal.

    Yes, the actual phone. It's biodegradable.

    I don't know. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

    I need to bury now it so the flower will grow. Bye.

  3. If a Cell Phone Falls In the Forest by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    If a cell phone falls in the forest...
    ...can you hear me now?