Scientists make 10 optical discs from a corncob

The world's first eco-friendly optical discs made from corn will become available to consumers by December of this year, say Sanyo researchers who claim to have found a way to create 10 high quality compact discs from a single corncob.
This is no big deal. Squirrels manufactured the laptop I'm blogging from with nothing but a handful of discarded acorn hulls. Link (thanks, Mark!)