Grove Introduces iPhone Case Made from Recycled Skateboard Materials

Cool look. But, are our landfills really overflowing with skateboard scraps?

Weakest use of the term "case" I've EVER heard.

Well that could have been a little more tactful.



I'm confused by this as well.

4,000 skateboards per day / 200 skateboards per hour = 20 working hours

That still seems a bit high. To check my work,

4,000 skateboards per day / 20 working hours = 200 skateboards per hour
200 skateboards per hour / 60 minutes per hour = 3 1/3 skateboards per minute

Even at 20 working hours, they are still producing over three skateboards per minute. So at what point (how many working hours) do they produce equal to or less than three skateboards per minute? (Note that the 200 skateboards per hour rule must be disobeyed to calculate this.)

4,000 skateboards per day / 21 working hours = 190.47619047619 skateboards per hour / 60 = 3.1746031746 skateboards per minute. Nope!

4,000 skateboards per day / 22 working hours = 181.81818181818 skateboards per hour / 60 = 3.0303030303. Pretty close to 3!

4,000 skateboards per day / 23 working hours = 173.91304347826 skateboards per hour / 60 = 2.89855072464. Bingo!

Or, to be exact,
3 skateboards per minute * 60 = 180 skateboards per hour
4,0000 skateboards per day / 180 skateboards per hour = 22.22 (repeating 2) working hours per day!

They would have to work over 22 hours a day for them to produce 4,000 skateboards per day at three skateboards per minute. :eek:

This doesn't add up! :confused:

Haha how on earth has a post about skateboard cases attracted so much maths. Brilliant.

I went a slightly different direction with my iP4s, although it's currently just the sides. I've wrapped it with a extremely thin, natural cherry, that is just .009" thick, that has a pressure sensitive adhesive on the back.

The wood itself is made using a proprietary process that uses no chemicals or sanding and offers both a unique look and just enough grip to make it easier to hold the phone or pull it out of my pocket. The process for making the wood is so green and efficient that a single log, 15" in diameter by 8' long generates 10,000 square feet of wood. The logs are all hand-selected and sustainably grown and harvested.

All the off-cuts and bark are pelletized and used to fuel a high-efficiency wood fired boiler that heats the building using an in-floor radiant heat system.

I'll do the back as soon as I can create an accurate template.

What I love is they are taking scraps of skateboards, sawing them down, slapping some "glue" on them, and then selling them for $49 each... Wow I love the mark up on cases...

that's your gripe?!? a complaint about a fraction of a number, talk about failing math. 200*24 = 4,800 a far cry from 4,000 relative to the .333 discrepancy of 3 1/3. it's double the percentage of inaccuracy. since you don't seem to keen on math either, that's 10% for .3 and 20% 800 since you didn't pick up on that in the first place....they obviously used 4,000 as the baseline to get "almost 3 a minute". 4000/1440 =2.777...

Well that could have been a little more tactful.

I'm confused... how does it attach to the iPhone?

Also, someone failed either math, English, or both:


200/60 = 3 and 1/3 per minute

"almost", while it doesn't strictly require the number to be less, suggests that it is.

3 and 1/3 is not less than 3

You assume that they're running 24 hours/day.

I'm confused by this as well.

4,000 skateboards per day / 200 skateboards per hour = 20 working hours

That still seems a bit high. To check my work,

4,000 skateboards per day / 20 working hours = 200 skateboards per hour
200 skateboards per hour / 60 minutes per hour = 3 1/3 skateboards per minute

Even at 20 working hours, they are still producing over three skateboards per minute. So at what point (how many working hours) do they produce equal to or less than three skateboards per minute? (Note that the 200 skateboards per hour rule must be disobeyed to calculate this.)

4,000 skateboards per day / 21 working hours = 190.47619047619 skateboards per hour / 60 = 3.1746031746 skateboards per minute. Nope!

4,000 skateboards per day / 22 working hours = 181.81818181818 skateboards per hour / 60 = 3.0303030303. Pretty close to 3!

4,000 skateboards per day / 23 working hours = 173.91304347826 skateboards per hour / 60 = 2.89855072464. Bingo!

Or, to be exact,
3 skateboards per minute * 60 = 180 skateboards per hour
4,0000 skateboards per day / 180 skateboards per hour = 22.22 (repeating 2) working hours per day!

They would have to work over 22 hours a day for them to produce 4,000 skateboards per day at three skateboards per minute. :eek:

This doesn't add up! :confused:

I like the concept, for a macbook case though.
The iPhone feels better by itself, thinner and lighter.

Oh that won't impact the flash whatsoever..........:confused:

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Our landfills are overflowing with lots of things that add up, and more importantly, making plastic and other materials from scratch takes a lot of energy and causes a lot of pollution. So any time you can make a product (whether useful or decorative) out of waste instead of by drilling/mining/lumbering, that’s a plus!

(The camera/flash holes look a little tight to me. Might cause optical effects?)

Actually it's been established that it costs more-labor and material- to recycle and reuse plastic than to start off with raw clean material.

The concept is awesome, however what's up with the rainbow?

Well that could have been a little more tactful.
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you're right, but the way the original post was stated it warranted it. slamming someone over such minor verbiage just seemed silly. especially considering overlooking more relevant math "errors".

the bottom line is, these guys aren't making one skateboard at a time and don't work 20+ hours. these guys probably bang out around 400 or so ever half hour for maybe like 5 hours and then go home. the numbers are an overall average, and doesn't need to be nit picked. don't forget, these guys are skaters not apple factory workers. they are probably doing kick flips and playing playstation most of the day waiting for the glue to dry.