Los Alamos surplus documentary online
Coudal Partners has posted part one of a five-part documentary about the famous "Black Hole" surplus store in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
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Previously on Boing Boing:
• Todd Lappin visits The Black Hole of Los Alamos
• Net-Funded A-Bomb Article Offers High-Yield ROI


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This will possibly become one of my favorite mini-documentaries. It combines many interesting subjects - all rolled into one and regurgitated by an interesting elderly man.
Surplus stores, the nuclear science business, and old men with money. What more can you ask for in entertainment?
the crew i work with each summer in santa fe makes a day trip to the black hole, both for fun and a little for reconaissance.
i took pics this year and posted to flickr, here's the set. . .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ekissam/sets/72157600385504781/
WHAT A TEASE! One episode a day for the entire week >
What a wonderful old man.
I always thought the way to win the "war" was simple: Fix their shit; don't break more of it.
The only reason we're not at each others' throats is that we're safe, comfortable, and well-fed.
I visited Ed a few months back and he showed me and my buddy one of the obelisks he wants to erect in downtown Los Alamos. Those things are HUGE!
Here are some crappy cellphone videos:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/jmccw/videos/42/
http://www.viddler.com/explore/jmccw/videos/43/
http://www.viddler.com/explore/jmccw/videos/44/
What a wonderful man/mission.