Prepoceros

I think 3D printers are about the niftiest gadgets in the world, but I had no idea they’d be here so soon. If it costs $5000 now, in a few years it’s bound to be half the size and down to $500, and then there’ll be a serious chance that I will own one. How cool would that be? Dude.

I remember, when I was little, often wishing I could just MAKE A THING in the exact shape I wanted, instead of trying to build it out of tape, toothpicks, and toilet paper rolls. I figured that sort of ability was within the capabilities of grown-ups and/or factories, but not first-graders. If there had been a 3D printer in my house, there would have been some serious thing-making going on, believe you me.

I can only imagine the nifty gizmos and whatsits that’ll appear once these things get into people’s homes. I bet there’ll be ways for people to share their designs online—maybe the cleverest inventors can even make a little money.

If you had a 3D printer of your very own, what would you make?

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