Detroit Sold For Scrap

[Tyrant]

DETROIT—Detroit, a former industrial metropolis in southeastern Michigan with a population of just under 1 million, was sold at auction Tuesday to bulk scrap dealers and smelting foundries across the United States.

"This is what's best for Detroit," Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick said. "We must act now, while we can still get a little something for it."

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Once dismantled and processed, Detroit is expected to yield nearly 14 million tons of steel, 2.85 million tons of aluminum, and approximately 837,000 tons of copper.

 

[Blindgroping]

Ha!

 

[Monolith]

I knew it was inevitable once GM started going down...

 

[Dark Link]

I always knew we'd make something out of Detroit.

God I love the Onion.

 

[Tyrant]

Important IMO.

 

[Shatna]

My wife is from Detroit. At first she wasn't amused. Then she lost it.