EPTSell bracelets in order to collect the AK47's you sold and destroy them...
Keep producing AK47s to make money...
These guys are brilliant.
AK47: from Weapon to High-End Jewelry - Page 3
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starcraft911
Korea (South)1263 Posts
Sell bracelets in order to collect the AK47's you sold and destroy them... Keep producing AK47s to make money... These guys are brilliant. | ||
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Zvek
Faroe Islands102 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:25 yakitate304 wrote: According to this article I googled, the image is actually a bracelet that can be broken down into cufflinks, and reassembled back into a bracelet. Pretty cool. http://www.ablogtoread.com/fonderie-47-transforming-cufflinks-by-roland-iten Oh yes, that is where I got the pictures. | ||
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MountainDewJunkie
United States10342 Posts
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darkscream
Canada2310 Posts
I mean, the world already thinks we're evil. That sounds almost hilariously, cartoonishly evil, even if the intention is of course to destroy guns. Just food for thought! | ||
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Stropheum
United States1124 Posts
Seriously though, sick idea. This gives people good incentive to not shoot each other | ||
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Zvek
Faroe Islands102 Posts
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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:34 Stropheum wrote: This is amazing. Solving violence with greed. Who'da thunk it? Seriously though, sick idea. This gives people good incentive to not shoot each other Uh huh. Because the guys giving up the Ak's are the ones making profit here.... | ||
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hp.Shell
United States2527 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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jtype
England2167 Posts
Or, are they taking them from people who would otherwise use them? If so, are they disarming one side of a conflict while being unable to disarm another side? Surely that can't help the situation. edit - also there is a measure of redundancy in their goal, as AK-47s are already fashion accessories in several war-torn areas of the world. Just look at how they pimp those things out with gold and rare types of wood inlays and whatnot. They already are forms of jewelery. | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
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Zvek
Faroe Islands102 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:46 Najda wrote: Are they donating the profits to organizations that are helping with the situation in Africa? If so then this is awesome. If they are just keeping the profits as profits seems unethical. Read the OP? | ||
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ggggbabybabybaby
Canada304 Posts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos_Water | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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Soap
Brazil1546 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:25 Zvek wrote: May I remind you that the story specifically says these: 1. Recycle AK47 and sell as high-end jewelry 2. implicitly, it means sell it to high-end market, to Philanthropists and billionaires who can shell out for a cause, with a "token" to show for it. 3. and the money being used in efforts to reduce AK47s further. So your cocaine example is way off, though it gave me huge lol (I imagine you trying to consume all those cocaine in order to save the youth of South America LOL). I guess a metaphor was too much, let me simplify. You acquire guns, sell them (as jewelry) and use the money to acquire more guns. Note the "acquire guns" part. If somehow combatants give them for free (check nra.org and see how much law abiding first world citizens are fond of turning their weapons over) they'll be run over by who doesn't. If they are being paid for, then you're just a second hand customer. | ||
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Zvek
Faroe Islands102 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:56 Soap wrote: I guess a metaphor was too much, let me simplify. You acquire guns, sell them (as jewelry) and use the money to acquire more guns. Note the "acquire guns" part. If somehow combatants give them for free (check nra.org and see how much law abiding first world citizens are fond of turning their weapons over) they'll be run over by who doesn't. If they are being paid for, then you're just a second hand customer. No, I'm quite fine imagining you sniffing your cocaine for a cause thank you very much. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:54 ggggbabybabybaby wrote: This is the guy who's water company sells water to help children in Africa but only $0.05 of every bottle sale goes to it. Also the bottles are made by pepsi but aren't made from any recycled plastic like pepsi's other bottles are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos_Water Wow good point... | ||
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Zvek
Faroe Islands102 Posts
On November 27 2011 13:54 ggggbabybabybaby wrote: This is the guy who's water company sells water to help children in Africa but only $0.05 of every bottle sale goes to it. Also the bottles are made by pepsi but aren't made from any recycled plastic like pepsi's other bottles are. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethos_Water Wow thanks for this... reconsidering... | ||
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iNfeRnaL
Germany1908 Posts
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Soap
Brazil1546 Posts
On November 27 2011 14:00 Zvek wrote: No, I'm quite fine imagining you sniffing your cocaine for a cause thank you very much. Don't get me wrong, I like very much your initiative to bring some light to the cesspool that General usually is, and the other thread is great, but if you really want to help Africa please request the thread to be closed to not spread this further. | ||
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