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Fossilized Gadgets Leave Evidence of Our Consumerism to Future Generations

Images via Gajitz When it comes to gadgets, what legacy are we leaving to Earth’s inhabitants countless generations into the future? Artist Christopher Locke has imagined that perhaps the things that have become attached to us as if they were part of our bodies may become fossilized relics that future civilizations will uncover with curiosity. Even if the device itself isn’t capable of doing so (though plastic and metal are pretty much eternal), he is ensuring that they’ll live on by creating them in concrete. From floppy disks to game controllers… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fossilized Gadgets Leave Evidence of Our Consumerism to Future Generations