Nerdy New Mexico

Amanda Kooser also traversed her home state of New Mexico taking an extended look at its techy and oddball haunts for a series called "Nerdy New Mexico." Amanda's travels brought her to some fascinating locations, including an out-of-this-world surplus store full of ancient military hardware.

"I got sucked into a black hole and lived to tell the tale," Amanda wrote. "Fortunately for me, the black hole is the Black Hole here in Los Alamos, a sprawling store full of old surplus equipment from Los Alamos National Laboratory."

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