Dell’s New Packaging Is Made From Mushrooms, Wheatgrass, and Cow Farts (Yes, Cow Farts)

[BiG StroOnZ]

 

 

 

 

 

The final biodegradable product Dell uses is also the most unusual. It’s a plastic called AirCarbon, only it’s completely green and removes emissions from the atmosphere. It is manufactured by drawing the carbon out of the methane produced when cows fart and combining it with air. But any source of methane can be used e.g. methane emanating from a landfill.

 

The finished product supplied to Dell is a plastic bag that uses no oil, stops greenhouse gases before they enter the atmosphere, and ends up being cheaper to produce than oil-based plastics. As the video above demonstrates, it can also be used to create tough plastic-like resins, so I see no reason AirCarbon couldn’t be used in the future for electronic device casings

 

 

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http://www.geek.com/science/dells-packaging-is-made-from-mushrooms-wheatgrass-and-cow-farts-1606452/

[TheSLSAMG]

So they're making bags out of what their products are? Nice.

 

/joke

[flibberdipper]

So they're making bags out of what their products are? Nice.

My Dell wishes the hellfire of 1,000 290Xs to be blown upon your crotch.

 

 

But this is a pretty neat idea. If only we could get Apple to make more eco-friendly packaging...

[Darkman]

Holy bullshit, you were not kidding!

[Flight1sim]

this is why we dont put bags over our heads?

 

Yum, cow fart, what causes pollution!!!

[TheSLSAMG]

My Dell wishes the hellfire of 1,000 290Xs to be blown upon your crotch.

 

 

But this is a pretty neat idea. If only we could get Apple to make more eco-friendly packaging...

Wow, now that's hot. I still love you Travis

 

OT: I actually had a Dell. I ended up taking the CPU and RAM out of it and putting it into my Compaq.

[qwertywarrior]

what ...... what kind of mushrooms

[flibberdipper]

Wow, now that's hot.

 

I still love you Travis

 

OT: I actually had a Dell. I ended up taking the CPU and RAM out of it and putting it into my Compaq.

Aweh. My Dell still hates you.

[mooseducks86]

I like this. Good on them.

 

I wonder if it gets too warm if it will smell like a farm.

 

offtopic - that song in the video... isnt it alone in kyoto by air? but annoying somehow?

[TheSLSAMG]

what ...... what kind of mushrooms

 

The magic type

[virtualTune]

Interesting Concept. Nice to see such a large company as DELL get involved. 

[EChondo]

Their desktops/laptops aren't that great, but oh God do I love their monitors!

 

Can't wait for the next couple years, Dell usually has the best simplistic looking monitors.

[flibberdipper]

Their desktops/laptops aren't that great, but oh God do I love their monitors!

 

Can't wait for the next couple years, Dell usually has the best simplistic looking monitors.

Again, 1,000 290X's to be blown upon your crotch.

[FireFox]

My Dell wishes the hellfire of 1,000 290Xs to be blown upon your crotch.

 

 

But this is a pretty neat idea. If only we could get Apple to make more eco-friendly packaging...

 

Not really Apple though, it is their friends over at Foxconn

[flibberdipper]

Not really Apple though, it is their friends over at Foxconn

Then Foxconn it is.

[Altecice]

 

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This is a lot of crap Its not green at all... It pulls nothing out of the air and requires extra energy to carry the reaction (the same amount as just making plastic normally), scientific illiteracy at its best I will link you to this video here:

 

[GoodBytes]

Their desktops/laptops aren't that great, but oh God do I love their monitors!

 

Can't wait for the next couple years, Dell usually has the best simplistic looking monitors.

Back in 2008, Dell had a kick-ass business class laptop. Had less screws, and easier access to internal, than your desktop computer. And it was solid system, thanks to it's magnesium body.

It was truly awesome peace of engineering. Than 2008 recession arrived, and no one was buying computer, so next models refresh was all about cutting corners left and right, and degrade system to what it is now. What a shame.

I wished all laptops was like what Dell did back then. It was a powerful system as well. Vista ready (GoodBytes - ready.. meaning Win7 smoothness level).

[Kherm]

Back in 2008, Dell had a kick-ass business class laptop. Had less screws, and easier access to internal, than your desktop computer. And it was solid system, thanks to it's magnesium body.

It was truly awesome peace of engineering. Than 2008 recession arrived, and no one was buying computer, so next models refresh was all about cutting corners left and right, and degrade system to what it is now. What a shame.

I wished all laptops was like what Dell did back then. It was a powerful system as well. Vista ready (GoodBytes - ready.. meaning Win7 smoothness level).

I have their 2010 Business- class laptop, the Latitude e6410. It is a BRICK, it will never die. i love my i5-560m

[GoodBytes]

I have their 2010 Business- class laptop, the Latitude e6410. It is a BRICK, it will never die. i love my i5-560m

Yea. I have the E6400, 2008. Still running. In fact, my father uses with with Windows 8.1, and an SSD.

Run smooth.

 

What I don't like about yours, the refreshed, is that they started to cut corner. still a fine system. at the time I would still highly recommend it. But it's the little things like the eSATA port being cut rectangle, and not the shape of eSATA. There was paint problem for a moment, the LCD panel were not upgraded to what is new at the time, on the market (while still perfectly fine, you could find a bit better, and faster non-glossy TN panels), and things like that. But it does have a more powerful CPU and GPU option, which is nice, and still retain everything awesome about the E6400 design.

 

But the big problem is when they switch to this gray and orange ugly ass Latitude after... so much cutting, looks like a system from early 2000, Intel integrated solution, horrible back light system for the keyboard (far form even), no more nice slim and small power adapter... in fact you can't even wrap the wires around the PSU, a signature thing form Dell, to make carrying the PSU so easy, now gone, and I can go on and on.

[terrytek]

don't humans produce methane when they fart as well? might as well use fart from humans working in the factory.

[Kherm]

Yea. I have the E6400, 2008. Still running. In fact, my father uses with with Windows 8.1, and an SSD.

Run smooth.

 

What I don't like about yours, the refreshed, is that they started to cut corner. still a fine system. at the time I would still highly recommend it. But it's the little things like the eSATA port being cut rectangle, and not the shape of eSATA. There was paint problem for a moment, the LCD panel were not upgraded to what is new at the time, on the market (while still perfectly fine, you could find a bit better, and faster non-glossy TN panels), and things like that. But it does have a more powerful CPU and GPU option, which is nice, and still retain everything awesome about the E6400 design.

 

But the big problem is when they switch to this gray and orange ugly ass Latitude after... so much cutting, looks like a system from early 2000, Intel integrated solution, horrible back light system for the keyboard (far form even), no more nice slim and small power adapter... in fact you can't even wrap the wires around the PSU, a signature thing form Dell, to make carrying the PSU so easy, now gone, and I can go on and on.

Yeah, my dad has the newest Latitude with Haswell, and i think it looks way worse than mine imo

And as a bonus, mine has DisplayPort and his has HDMI, wtf Dell?

[LAwLz]

It seems like the only thing pulled out of thin air here are their claims.

[Tonylu1595]

How about taking the carbon from coal burning power plants? 

[Notional]

That is amazing! If it's biodegradeable, does it mean, this should be composted, rather then thrown out with the garbage?

[Altecice]

That is amazing! If it's biodegradeable, does it mean, this should be composted, rather then thrown out with the garbage?

 

its alot of rubbish.. If anything its more damaging that just making our own plastic from hydrocarbons like we do now. This way you need to bother collecting "air" and then give it energy to produce plastic... waste of time.