▲ 1494 ▼ Bullshit (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 9 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 215 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 child) What do they use it for? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lime@feddit.nu 6 points 9 months ago (2 children) if you've gotten a mouth guard made by a dentist recently where they just scan your teeth, that's a 3d printed part. the ones that look the most spectacular are the anatomical models for surgery, where they can take something like an mri of a problem area and print it out with a mix of materials and colours that makes them realistic enough to practice on. content warning: 3d printed hand and foot parts with visible veins as far as i understand it they can do full CMYK as well as mixing material to requested hardness and consistency on the fly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Now that's fascinating. permalink fedilink source parent [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Wow that's really really cool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lime@feddit.nu 6 points 9 months ago (2 children) if you've gotten a mouth guard made by a dentist recently where they just scan your teeth, that's a 3d printed part. the ones that look the most spectacular are the anatomical models for surgery, where they can take something like an mri of a problem area and print it out with a mix of materials and colours that makes them realistic enough to practice on. content warning: 3d printed hand and foot parts with visible veins as far as i understand it they can do full CMYK as well as mixing material to requested hardness and consistency on the fly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Now that's fascinating. permalink fedilink source parent [–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Wow that's really really cool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago Now that's fascinating. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago Wow that's really really cool permalink fedilink source parent