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With a nod to Worldgineer
The device is derived from an ordinary 3D printer, but
with a mouse instead of the nozzles.
The mouse is harnessed to the print head and it eats
the cheese as the machine does the sculpting.
Regular swapping out of the mouse, as he/she lies on
their back all sated-out
and the fresh mouse is
harnessed.
The idea is scalable, from mouse -> capybara, so many
sized objects can be made.
What do termites eat?
https://www.orkin.c...at-do-termites-eat/
[not_morrison_rm, Feb 01 2019]
Sawdust as food
Bring_20back_20sawdust_20sausages
Furthering the FDA discussion. [Worldgineer, Feb 01 2019]
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The wonder is that this has not already been implemented.
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This could also be implemented with beavers, and wood |
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^ I did think of that, but beavers don't eat wood, so
not much of incentive. |
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This idea is odd, impractical, and clever. Big bun! |
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Thanks, but it seems to have gnaw marks on it. |
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A mechanism like a turret lathe, or a revolver cylinder, could be used to present fresh, hungry mice to the workpiece when the rate of nibbling slows. |
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We remain to be convinced of the practicality of the capybara solution until it is successfully demonstrated. |
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The system for supplying fresh mice should be engineered such that it is as self-sufficient as possible - the only inputs being food and water. So, imagine a long tube which produces at the 'printer' end fresh mice for insertion in the printer head. Further back down this tube mice can be inserted who have had a go at nibbling cheese and had some time to recover. Also in this tube will be mice breeding and giving birth to new mice - these baby mice as they grow up will advance slowly towards the printer head arriving there at roughly the same time as they reach peak nibbling capacity. Mouse droppings and dead mice in this tube are recovered and used as fertilizer in the adjacent mouse food production facility. |
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We still consider the capybara a Questionable Thing. We wonder if it might not be something the God of Biomechanics wouldn't let you into Heaven for ... |
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I think this could work.....[+] I have a termite
version that has similar qualities. If you're curious,
you can find it on the HB. |
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^Aha, the Termite Mounds idea " pre-cast model of a
famous building ". |
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I spent 15 minutes coming up with differences, but
that's just my monstrous ego. The short answer is
termites don't eat cheese. Link. |
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The Termites Who Can Generate Shakespeare. |
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There is actually one species of termite that eats cheese,
and
which plagues the Parmesan industry (and no, I don't mean
'cheese mites', which are not termites at all). It has been
eradicated
several times over the last century or so, but then
reappears
as if by magic. This has led to speculation that it also lives
in
some other material, acting as a reservoir for re-population.
It's a particular nightmare for cheese producers, because it
can potentially ruin several years' worth of ageing cheese,
and
of course you can't really go after it with pesticides. |
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"According to a report in Bloomberg Business, the
Federal Drug Administration has cracked down on
Castle Cheese, Inc. and its practice of adulterating its
grated parmesan cheese with cellulose." |
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[nmr] That was clearly a marketing failure. Will post link to
such an idea as a diet fad. |
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Will there be a device to prevent mouse urine from entering
said cheese sculpture? Perhaps as simple as little mouse
diapers or as complex as NASA toilets? Though perhaps
resulting cheese sculptures aren't really for human
consumption anyway, being covered in mouse saliva. |
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Pshaw...actually there's no extra charge for the mouse
saliva & poop. How do you think green cheese gets it
colour? |
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For higher productivity, rodents somewhat larger than mice would be better. We suggest rats - then, as well as the machined cheese item, you could manufacture sophisticated hand tools as a sideline, by collecting all the droppings and forming them into Rat-shit Screwdrivers ... |
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