Later this month, fans of the TV series "Lost" will be able to bid on more than a thousand trinkets from the show, from beer cans to Hurley's Camaro. Just reading the descriptions may trigger a few angry flash-sideways.

A recycled jetliner produces tons of metal and millions of dollars in parts, but a mistake could cost hundreds of lives. Here's how the company that salvaged the plane from Lost does its destructive business.