Mac SE gutted, converted into toilet paper dispenser

We've seen antiquated Macs given new life as fish tanks and living room decorations, but the iWipe takes repurposing to an entirely different level. As you can clearly see in the image above, one particular engineering soul figured a spare Macintosh SE case would look a whole lot better in his bathroom than in the trash, so he whipped out a screwdriver, removed some internal brackets and gave the unit a fresh coat of paint. $15 and a few hours later, out popped his new toilet paper dispenser. Check out the read link for a bunch more pics -- oh, and stop second guessing yourself, you're totally building one of these next weekend.

[derX Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:37PM]

Wow, here's been on Engadget longer than the both of us....yet still hasn't come to that realization.

I guess some people are just late bloomers.

Eric, someday you, too, will ripen like an Apple....then people will gut you out and use you to dispense toilet paper.

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Eric, btw, I'm just joking around here; don't take any of this personally. Futhermore, no one will *really gut you out.




*Well, no one should. In fact, the odds are so remote, we'll just assume that no one will.

[HumongousBlunt Posted Mar 10th 2008 11:16AM]

I think he should have widened the slot. Look far to easy to jam the paper the way it is. That is a messy arrangement. Far too easy to pee all over the Mac and it would be hard to clean.

[Ignatius Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:33PM]

For a Mac, that'd be acceptable.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:15PM]

LOL! That is hilarious!
This brought a smile to my face admist a day of crashing servers...
Stupid Mondays!!

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:24PM]

Macintush?

[wookee88 Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:33PM]

Finally, a Mac that is at somewhat useful.

[wookee88 Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:39PM]

Now Apple can sell toilet paper for 20 dollars a row

[wookee88 Posted Mar 10th 2008 12:37PM]

Now Apple can sell toilet paper for 20 dollars a row

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 1:22PM]

Okay, it just had to be said: It's the Apple "iPood"

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 19th 2008 12:59PM]

And the new ones are used for the toilet?

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:13PM]

Your blatant abuse of apostrophes notwithstanding (an apostrophe does not mean 'LOOK OUT, HERE COMES AN S'), somebody should probably tell you that MAC stands for Media Access Control. Mac is a proper name, it's short for Macintosh. But since you apparently didn't even know that much, I'm not sure why anybody would go to your site, you filthy spammer you.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:18PM]

my apologies for offending the grammar police. I hardly call plugging a free tech support website spamming.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:23PM]

If it had the Vista logo on the TP would it be considered already used?

[benjgvps Posted Mar 11th 2008 9:31PM]

What a terrible use for that wonderful computer, I would of used it for glider...68k Macs PWN!

[Torch Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:40PM]

Crapintosh.

[brou Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:50PM]

Fitting end for that turd...

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 4:18PM]

THis is the only worthwile mac out there actuly

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 4:49PM]

"(an apostrophe does not mean 'LOOK OUT, HERE COMES AN S'), "

Good one.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 4:54PM]

"I hardly call plugging a free tech support website spamming."

And apparently you don't know what spamming is either. Going into a thread that has nothing to do with PC repair and telling people to go to your PC repair site definitely qualifies as spam. It's basically the same thing as me going to your PC repair site and posting "Oh by the way, go to my porn site. I hardly call plugging a porn site spamming."

[mm360 Posted Mar 10th 2008 5:25PM]

I did this with my Apple Lisa once.... only to throw it away for a dispenser that was more convenient.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 5:32PM]

You say converted like it had other uses before.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 5:55PM]

This guy would really have something if he got the screen to work. It would be great to be able to continue watching sports or whatever while you're taking a dump. No more missing shows. Watch and wipe, all at the same time.

[TIMMAH Posted Mar 10th 2008 6:11PM]

That's kinda gross sitting on the floor like that. So when you run outta toilet paper do you have to send the whole unit back to Apple to get the roll replaced?

[sinai Posted Mar 10th 2008 6:29PM]

duh, you take it to the "Genius" Bar to have it serviced by a snooty hipster douchebag.

[sinai Posted Mar 10th 2008 6:13PM]

don't be so upset, Zak is only upset because you mistakenly applied the apostrophe to "Mac," which, in his religion, is blasphemy.

and Jobs forgive you if you ever called the Macbook Air a "UMPC"

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 10th 2008 6:18PM]

lol yea you would think I offended him on a very personal level. Sorry Zak. I hope we can still be friends.

Look I agree that posting a unrelated link is on the line but I certainly don't think it's spamming. It's not as if I simply posted a link without adding a decent comment beforehand. Relax there buddy life will go on, and feel free to not go to my site (link..oops better not) It appears you already know everything there is to know in life so its not for you anyway.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 11th 2008 11:24AM]

"$15 and a few hours later, out popped his new toilet paper dispenser"

I promise, I read that as "out *pooped*...".

I need more coffee...

[harrier Posted Mar 11th 2008 12:04PM]

I can't belive how white it is. My Mac SE has turned piss yellow after 18 years of uv exposure.