This isn’t just a planter made out of an old computer. This is a planter that is also a working computer. Mike Schropp, the techie and nerdy stuff blogger of Total Geekdom, needed a little greenery in his basement to balance out his tech projects. He decided to experiment with heat generated from a computer and it’s effect on wheatgrass growth. Using only a donated computer and acrylic plexiglass, he made this amazing combination of technology and nature for only $10. Check out the photos below for more info on how Schropp made his planter computer.
Schropp started with an outdated, donated computer.
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He completely gutted it so he had plenty of room to work.
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Schropp made the top cover of the computer out of acrylic. Since acrylic isn’t ideal for transferring heat, he attached tubes to the cover to hold soil.
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The tubes would sit inside of the computer to absorb more of the generated heat.
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After the frame and planters were finished, the started to rebuild the computer around the tubes.
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He added the soil and wheatgrass…
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…and finished it off by adding a plexiglass cover and attaching the monitor.
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(via Total Geekdom)
What have you done with your computer today? Peruse Facebook? Watch cat videos, maybe? This planter is a reminder that technology can do so much more than just connect us to the Internet. You can follow Mike on Twitter and YouTube to keep up with his cool projects.
