First life externality

street machine

A dish washer that has been trashed with clothes still inside. One of the critical externalities of the our techno-material world… one hour later in the night the device has been removed… soon to be hijacked by silent and tech-savy wizards who operate at the heart of our cities.

Pay attention to these artifacts on the street
In this case the engine might very well be used soon for quite different purposes (like those people ripping off steal/metal parts and selling them).

2 Responses to “First life externality”

  1. Bruce Sterling Says:

    Nicolas, maybe they simply stuffed that
    throw-away clothes-washer with old clothes
    they were eager to throw away. That seems
    a little more plausible than ripping one
    out of the wall in the middle of a
    spin-cycle.

  2. Nicolas Says:

    mmh maybe (but there was still water inside, which is hard to see on that picture…)

    it’s intriguing anyway ;)

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