MichaelZ tipped us to Black Hole Surplus, a thrift shop selling hardware waste.
The Black Hole of Los Alamos, a recycler of “nuclear waste,” has the world’s most diverse stock of used scientific equipment, electronics, lab supplies, nuclear by-products, surplus items and materials. We have over 17,000 square feet of pre-owned test equipment and laboratory supplies.
What’s your favorite surplus or dump store? We started a list of personal favorites, add yours.
There is a great movie, “Laboratory Conditions”, about Atomic Ed and the Black Hole on the internet:
http://www.coudal.com/losalamos/
It doesn’t just show the store but also portraits Ed Grothus.