Or used as a beer mat, strung up with others as a bird-scarer or sent to a recycling scheme.

ECONOMIST: A new twist on an old polymer

The final result is 25, 000 LED lights strung up along the 1.8-mile stretch of bridge connecting San Francisco and Treasure Island.

CNN: San Francisco turns a bridge into art with 25,000 lights

EU, strung up a wire fence to keep out would-be migrants.

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The start-up founded by PayPal founder Elon Musk strung together 6, 831 laptop batteries and designed an elaborate control system meant to ensure the car doesn't burst into flames if one of the batteries fails.

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