Free washer or dryer, what to do...

[ScatterPlot]

So I'm driving along today with my g/f and lo and behold there is either a free washing machine or dryer, couldn't tell which but kinda think it's a dryer.

My Q for AO:
Should I take it? What could I do with such a thing? There is a motor inside it, but it's probably very weak. There is a motor control board too, that might be worth the stop, maybe the timer and all. Then also of course a heating element, blower, and miscellaneous bearings and stuff. But what could I do with it? You think it might be worth fixing and selling (assuming it's broken in the first place)?

[master_alexander]

well take it annyway.

if it works, great./ sell it.

if you fix it, great, sell it.

if you take it apart and its beyond repair :

either you just got some cool parts to screw with
or you had fun taking it apart

[wanna-b-ballin']

i'm pretty sure there is a little bit of mercury in them. inside a little glass tube. it works as a switch of somekind. i think they are in them.

i know they are in light switches though.

you could play with the mercury. its cool stuff.

[Archangel Kid]

i'm pretty sure there is a little bit of mercury in them. inside a little glass tube. it works as a switch of somekind. i think they are in them.

i know they are in light switches though.

you could play with the mercury. its cool stuff.

Yah, I hear if you rub it on your hands you get this cool stuff called cancer, sounds like fun.

[t33kyboy]

Yah, I hear if you rub it on your hands you get this cool stuff called cancer, sounds like fun.

my dad has cancer...

[BD_Paintball]

make it into a ghetto bunker

[kosmo]

I think the only responsible thing to do with it would be to blow it up.

[Warewolf50]

I think the only responsible thing to do with it would be to blow it up.

agreed

[stondroopy]

I think the only responsible thing to do with it would be to blow it up.

and get it on tape

[FreakBaller12]

and get it on tape

from a distance though, safety first!

[bleachit]

But what could I do with it?

there have been some great suggestions so far, especially the blowing up one..

but Im going to go out on a limb here.. it may not be very popular, but Im going to stick with it.





maybe you could try...











drying clothes in it.

[kosmo]

Yeah thats true, they make some pretty nifty explosives. Stuff that you could soak clothes in and then blow up the thing by drying it.

[Indignant]

I would use it to put all my enemies in. When authorities see the blood say that you washed it off your clothes from working at the meat-packaging plant. Then again, heavy-duty with 2 scoops of detergent leaves no blood.


That's what I do.

[skife]

i'm pretty sure there is a little bit of mercury in them. inside a little glass tube. it works as a switch of somekind. i think they are in them.

i know they are in light switches though.

you could play with the mercury. its cool stuff.

some kid at my school though it'd be a good idea to do that, the school ended up being evacuated and had to replace $40k worth of carpet and ALOT of work, a bunch of guys in hazmat suits came to decontaminate the school.


the kid was facing up to 7 years in prision, but got off with a 2k fine, wich his parents paied for him.



You could always scrap the dryer if it didn't work, steel prices are up.

[maxama10]

sweet i have a whole bottle of the stuff in my garage! Can you say no more school?
just kidding, not worth it really.....