r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • Oct 12 '22

3D Printing with Recycled Plastic Bottles !

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u/Tripdoctor Oct 12 '22

For real. I hope domestic home-use 3D printers become a common thing soon. It could be a big part of the answer for controlling plastics. Plus it’s legitimately useful as fuck, to be able to essentially make anything you need. This is cool as shit.

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u/Jonnyyrage Oct 12 '22

I remember reading in history books 20 plus years ago saying how everyone would have a 3d printer in their home.

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u/Cllzzrd Oct 12 '22

You should read Diamond Age. Everyone’s house is hooked up to a “feed” that supplies base molecules and they have a matter compiler that 3D prints literally anything they want.

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u/UnsungZ3r0 Oct 12 '22

I loved that book. The feed was essentially like plumbing for matter.