Chapter 3The Art and Philosophy of Scavenging
Where do you get that stuff? This is perhaps the second question I’m often asked after I explain what a piece used to be before I brutally beat it into its present shape. The first question is usually, Where did you get the idea for that? I keep my eyes open for parts all the time. Most of the time I hunt down this stuff myself, but the habit has infected many of my friends, too. They’ll call me up and say, “I saw this thing at a yard sale and thought of you. By the way, you owe me ten dollars for it.” Sometimes I take the widget just to be polite, but sometimes I shove the money into their hand and yell, “It’s mine now! You can’t have it back!” as I run back the lab laughing maniacally.
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