Despite the fact that my last post totally bombed (groan!) I thought I would share with you all another interesting way that weaponry has found a way to live out a somewhat greener life. Recycled bomb tables!
While looking for a picture to illustrate my last post I came upon a company in California (but of course!) called MotoArt that are recycling old bombs and turning them into tables for use in trendy bars or homes of people who aren’t worried about the damage having a bomb in your house might do to its feng shui.
The bomb tables are made out of redundant (and completely disarmed) bombs such as the MK-81 and MK-84 bombs which were used in the Vietnam war and the second world war. Various incarnations of the tables are available including ones with lights and iceboxes for keeping drinks chilled. However the high price of war is also reflected in the price of the tables which range from $799 for a small MK-81 bomb table (pictured) to $1,499 for the Mk-84 illuminated bomb tables.
Also available is the Aqua-Bomb which is a 10 gallon fish tank fabricated out of the MK-84 bomb. Costing a heart-stopping $3,950 the Aqua Bomb comes complete with pump, filter and lighting unit and is available in seven colors.
But as fun as the recycled bomb furniture might be, there are of course some who disapprove. One commenter on the treehugger website calls the bomb tables “frivolous” and a “feng shui disaster.”
“People in Iraq and Afghanistan are still getting REAL bombs in their houses.” Says ‘rworrell’. “I’d rather see the bomb shaped casings melted down and made into useful utensils with no indication of their past purpose.”
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Bomb tables
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Wrote the following comment on Apr 29, 2007 at 9:06 am
It’s a little twisted I have to say.
But then… it also makes one think. It would depend on the context of where and how this sort of “accessorizing” is warranted. It would take Decorating Genius to make this sort of stuff work in any environment.
I however, agree with that quote about having real bombs melted down to make practical items that assist people to grow and live not remember how they can die.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 29, 2007 at 2:52 pm
At least they are being used for something, I suppose. The price is ridiculous, of course. I would only have to add that in addition to being a feng shui disaster they’re ugly, so you won’t find me spending that kind of money on one.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 29, 2007 at 9:39 pm
so your last post bombed and you posted a new one on bombs..hahahah… anyways, props for bravery in sticking with this subject.
Wrote the following comment on Apr 30, 2007 at 8:56 am
Well, the idea is, I have to admit, quite unique, but really I don’t see anyone coughing up that much for such an ugly thing. Ugly because it won’t fit in a ‘home’ rather nicely. And if you really want one (minus the cost of course), go to India-Pakistan border. You will get plenty. And if the shapes and sizes don’t appeal to you, Afghanistan’s always there!