From phones to flowers

Posted on December 6, 2004
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This kind of science totally blows me away:

Scientists said on Monday they have come up with a cell phone cover that will grow into a sunflower when thrown away.

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Researchers at the University of Warwick in Britain then helped to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed, which will feed on the nitrates that are formed when the polyvinylalcohol polymer cover turns to waste.

“It’s a totally biodegradable and non-toxic plastic,” said Pvaxx spokesman Peter Morris.

Scientists Make Phone That Turns Into a Sunflower

No word on what the power supply is but chances are its still the same ol’ hyper-toxic battery formula that regular cellphones use, which is unfortunate. A hydrogen fuel cell would be awesome in something like this… at least until it exploded and embedded a sunflower seed in someone’s forehead.

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