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BrianYoung
Jul 08, 2025Iron Contributor
How many obsolete computers after October
I came across this quote today, which put, quite visually, the number of computers that could end up as landfill if they couldn't run Windows 11. "“Roughly a fifth of devices will become e-waste d...
Bappink
Jul 09, 2025Iron Contributor
The Moon's average distance from Earth is about 384,400 km. If the PCs were stacked, the pile would be approximately 384,400 km + 600 km = 385,000 km tall. So, the analogy implies that the stack of obsolete computers would reach the Moon and then extend another 600 km beyond.