Everyday Scientist

electronics flea market

September 23, 2006 at 10:40 pm | sam | great finds, hardware, nerd, stupid technology

Sorry I haven’t written lately: I was busy at the ACS meeting, then I was the opposite on a nice vacation.

Recently, my lab took a field trip to the local electronics flea market (William joined us, and can add his own comments). It was really a blast, especially if you’re this guy:

Mostly, the stuff for sale was real junk:

but there were some good finds. W.E. bought a “broken” green laser pointer for $15, and “fixed” it by flipping the batteries to be in the correct orientation. I found a great pair of magnifying eyeglasses, which didn’t even need tape:

and William bought at decelerometer for a dollar:

So, you know, it was worth the trip.