From weapons of war to great coffee

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From weapons of war to great coffee

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BBC has a short article on a maker who turns discarded weapon shells into coffee machines… – “In his workshop in Mekele, just 120 km from Ethiopia’s border with Eritrea, Azmeraw Zeleke is turning burnt-out shells into cylinders used in coffee machines. Most of the shells are left over from the 1998-2000 war between the two countries. The workshop is made up of three quite small ramshackle rooms that lead from one to another with sunlight coming through the gaps, but it is a hive of activity for Mr Azmeraw and his six staff.” [via] – Link.

Related discarded bomb projects:

  • Stove made from unexploded bomb – Link.
  • Salvaged bomb makes a juvenile space ship – Link.
  • Beating bombs into mufflers – Link.

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