Saturday, November 08, 2008

Recycling a Satellite Dish

Another Recycling Idea: Our neighbor made a small gazebo out of an old satellite dish. It's just large enough to keep the rain off a small table and chairs. I've seen them used for bird baths and planters, too, but the readers of /. (slashdot) offered some Alternative Uses for an Old Satellite Dish that really fascinated me, including parabolic microphones, speakers, and antennas. Here are the links I've archived....

2 comments:

Reya Mellicker said...

Very cool ideas!

I see discarded satellite dishes lying around in yards here on Capitol Hill all the time.

The solar cooker is the coolest!

Rebecca Clayton said...

Discarded satellite dishes on Capitol hill? I thought they were strictly a rural phenomenon. I wish I were technically minded enough to do these electronic improvisations; I confess I made a little cat gazebo, which Princess enjoyed very much.