Student Designs Cardboard Computer Case

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Student Designs Cardboard Computer Case

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 17, 2009 @05:09AM 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* by EkriirkE · 2009-09-17 05:13 · Score: 4, Funny

What's that burning smell?

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1. Re:*sniff sniff* by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2009-09-17 07:06 · Score: 5, Funny
  
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What happens by maroberts · 2009-09-17 05:14 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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1. Re:What happens by oldspewey · 2009-09-17 05:16 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  You're not fooling us for a second - that's not coke and you're not reading slashdot.
  
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2. Re:What happens by david@ecsd.com · 2009-09-17 06:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I love that this comment is coming from someone calling himself "oldspewey"...
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3. Re:What happens by DittoBox · 2009-09-17 06:53 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Isn't there something about goats, yoda dolls and grits for this?
  
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Re: by coolmoose25 · 2009-09-17 05:18 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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I ordered one... by coolmoose25 · 2009-09-17 05:20 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... by Locke2005 · 2009-09-17 05:26 · Score: 5, Funny

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 by int69h · 2009-09-17 05:27 · Score: 3, Funny

Finally a use for is_computer_on_fire()
http://www.eeggs.com/items/15121.html
Re:Seems like a cool idea... by MightyYar · 2009-09-17 05:30 · Score: 3, Funny

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:Not a fire risk by geekoid · 2009-09-17 05:49 · Score: 5, Funny

One of my favorite books is 'Centigrade 232'

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Re:Seems like a cool idea... by gEvil+(beta) · 2009-09-17 05:54 · Score: 4, Funny

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:Seems like a cool idea... by suso · 2009-09-17 06:57 · Score: 3, Funny

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