• wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 days ago

    The thing about them having a lot of copper is a meme/lie trying to get druggies to tear them down for a chance at a good payout at a scrapyard.

    Panels and batteries though, absolutely. Pretty sure some people already are reusing some.

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      2 days ago

      It won’t work. You might be able to find a junkie who will fall for it once, but they’re not going to tear across the city with a Santa-sack full of cameras.

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      7 days ago

      The boards and such can be broken down into precious metals if you’re desperate but yeah generally not worth it for the raw materials.

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        I would be shocked if it were worth it on anything short of an industrial scale. We’re talking a very small amount of material, and a lot of fiberglass and … I can’t bring myself to say junk, but “delicate components made of basically sand”.