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This is the up and coming super power everyone is worried about

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Re: This is the up and coming super power everyone is worried about

Post by Enigma » Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:18 am

There's so many jokes here that I can't even focus on just one.

GG China.
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Re: This is the up and coming super power everyone is worried about

Post by Kheron » Tue Dec 21, 2021 8:19 pm

Lol wtf is that weld

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Post by Enigma » Wed Dec 22, 2021 5:39 am

Right? It's great because it's not like it's just an exposed weld, it's like a really shitty exposed weld.
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Post by Kheron » Wed Dec 22, 2021 1:58 pm

I can't even tell just how bad it is because I know absolutely zero about welding, but it's shoddy enough I can recognize it. Idk if I'd feel safe flying in that thing lmao

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Post by Enigma » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:15 pm

I've seen like $5 shelves with better welds. Ironically made in China.
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Post by Kheron » Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:47 pm

Lmao, just wait until they get their shelf builders onto the jets! Then they'll be truly unstoppable /s

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Post by Enigma » Wed Dec 22, 2021 5:14 pm

I think Ikea should just start selling jets, fuck it.
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Post by Kheron » Wed Dec 22, 2021 5:19 pm

Go for the jets, stay for the meatballs.

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Post by Enigma » Wed Dec 22, 2021 8:37 pm

Imagine having to assemble your own jet
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Post by Kheron » Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:05 pm

It's all in pictures!?! Where does this screw go...

Oh damn, got it all together but have like 50 extra pieces lol. Who wants to fly? Comrade?

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Post by Enigma » Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:56 am

Kheron wrote:
Wed Dec 22, 2021 11:05 pm
It's all in pictures!?! Where does this screw go...

Oh damn, got it all together but have like 50 extra pieces lol. Who wants to fly? Comrade?
Reminds me of this:

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Post by Kheron » Thu Dec 23, 2021 8:33 am

I'd definitely download a car and I can't even drive lol

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Post by Enigma » Thu Dec 23, 2021 10:10 am

Yeah, Jaxon makes a good point. If given the opportunity I'd 100% download a car
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Post by Das Troll » Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:56 am

BTW a car has already been 3d printed.

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Post by Kheron » Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:17 pm

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Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:56 am
BTW a car has already been 3d printed.
The future is here. Really tho, the rise of 3d printers as they get better and cheaper/more accessible is gonna be bonkers. Have fun trying to withhold shit from us when we can just print it

Ppl are already 3d printing replicas of the Tienanmen Square Massacre statue that the CCP removed from Hong Kong recently.

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Kheron wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:17 pm
Das Troll wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:56 am
BTW a car has already been 3d printed.
The future is here. Really tho, the rise of 3d printers as they get better and cheaper/more accessible is gonna be bonkers. Have fun trying to withhold shit from us when we can just print it

Ppl are already 3d printing replicas of the Tienanmen Square Massacre statue that the CCP removed from Hong Kong recently.
You can also 3d print a gun. They tried to keep that off the internet as well but you can still find it. Not like you will get many shots out of it, but im sure you could nylon print a AR lower and get a mag or so out of it before it cracks.

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Post by Enigma » Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:24 pm

3D printing will be the wave of the future. Imagine a day when you can order shit off Amazon and have it instantly 3D print itself.
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3D printing will be the wave of the future. Imagine a day when you can order shit off Amazon and have it instantly 3D print itself.
One industry that's getting fucked hard by 3d printing, and rightly so, its the war gaming industry, specifically Games Workshop. The creators of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k have long hated 3d printing and have even tried to sue people over printing models that even sort of look like theirs. Those greedy shits have fucked that IP straight to death so fuck them, print away.

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Post by Kheron » Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:03 pm

What's gonna be funny is when markets are flooded so much that companies struggle to actually convince ppl to buy their stuff. I wonder what'll happen to the economy lol

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Post by Enigma » Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:16 am

Das Troll wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:23 pm
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Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:24 pm
3D printing will be the wave of the future. Imagine a day when you can order shit off Amazon and have it instantly 3D print itself.
One industry that's getting fucked hard by 3d printing, and rightly so, its the war gaming industry, specifically Games Workshop. The creators of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k have long hated 3d printing and have even tried to sue people over printing models that even sort of look like theirs. Those greedy shits have fucked that IP straight to death so fuck them, print away.
Oh, for sure. That's, like, the first thing people thought to 3D print and it's great. I've seen the cost for some of the figurines and they can eat my ass. I'd have probably gotten into it if it wasn't like $65 for 1 unpainted ogre (idk if that's a thing but you get my point)
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What's gonna be funny is when markets are flooded so much that companies struggle to actually convince ppl to buy their stuff. I wonder what'll happen to the economy lol
I don't think the markets will flood as much as they'll shift. You'll stop buying physical products and start buying the "rights" to print professionally designed items.
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Enigma wrote:
Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:16 am
Das Troll wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 7:23 pm
Enigma wrote:
Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:24 pm
3D printing will be the wave of the future. Imagine a day when you can order shit off Amazon and have it instantly 3D print itself.
One industry that's getting fucked hard by 3d printing, and rightly so, its the war gaming industry, specifically Games Workshop. The creators of Warhammer and Warhammer 40k have long hated 3d printing and have even tried to sue people over printing models that even sort of look like theirs. Those greedy shits have fucked that IP straight to death so fuck them, print away.
Oh, for sure. That's, like, the first thing people thought to 3D print and it's great. I've seen the cost for some of the figurines and they can eat my ass. I'd have probably gotten into it if it wasn't like $65 for 1 unpainted ogre (idk if that's a thing but you get my point)
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Thu Dec 23, 2021 11:03 pm
What's gonna be funny is when markets are flooded so much that companies struggle to actually convince ppl to buy their stuff. I wonder what'll happen to the economy lol
I don't think the markets will flood as much as they'll shift. You'll stop buying physical products and start buying the "rights" to print professionally designed items.
This is already happening on kickstarter. People are selling 3d models to resin print and the licenses to print them and sell them.

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Post by Enigma » Fri Dec 24, 2021 7:29 pm

Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, because the people designing things still should be compensated, but the insane price is just too much, and all that overhead goes out the window when people start printing the things themselves.
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Post by Das Troll » Sat Dec 25, 2021 2:18 am

It would be easier to print gun parts with a CNC machine

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Post by Enigma » Sat Dec 25, 2021 8:49 am

SUPPOSEDLY my boss is getting a CNC machine. I hope he does so I can start CNC cutting my own shit for my cars.
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