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All the United States New Mexico Los Alamos Black Hole of Los Alamos
Black Hole of Los Alamos is permanently closed.

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Black Hole of Los Alamos

Seller of surplus nuclear research materials.

Los Alamos, New Mexico

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An aisle. This is the trailer of some of Ed’s favorite stuff that isn’t for sale. Awesome items include a can of U.S. Gov’t Emergeny Drinking Water, nixie tubes, and an electron microscope. Ask to go into this trailer.  
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The Black Hole sells surplus equipment acquired from the Los Alamos National Laboratories.

They sell everything from 1950's era oscilloscopes to liquid nitrogen dewars, from dials, knobs & calculators to A-bomb detonator cables. It is a museum of nuclear research where everything is for sale.

Update March, 2017: This business is no longer in operation.

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Black Hole of Los Alamos
4015 Arkansas Ave
Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544
United States
35.901123, -106.3215
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