h a l f b a k e r yIt might be better to just get another gerbil.
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After noting the subtitle of this Idea, see the first two links.
Modern 3D printing techniques have been expanded to include
the
building of biological structures such as ears, and can even
include
living cells derived from a particular individual. And the
technology is only going to improve
with time. SO:
The human penis does not contain any internal hard elements
(some mammals have an actual bone in there), but it still has a
particular structure of blood vessels and a means of becoming
turgid, engorged with blood.
We can use something like an MRI scan to determine the exact
internal structure of, say, a 1mm length in the middle of a
man's
penis. An appropriate 3D printer can print out THAT structure,
duplicated along several centimeters, and including cells from
the
man who had been MRI-scanned.
The living penis can now be cut in the middle of that 1mm
section, and separated, and the product of the printer can be
inserted into the gap, and connected at both ends to the two
parts of the cut penis. After healing, the man now has a longer
and likely fully functional organ.
3D printing an ear
http://newatlas.com...implantation/41869/ As mentioned in the main text. [Vernon, Feb 16 2017]
3D printing a heart
http://fusion.net/s...an-live-in-animals/ As mentioned in the main text. [Vernon, Feb 16 2017]
Another approach
http://www.dailymai...-family-donuts.html Disconcerting [bhumphrys, Feb 17 2017]
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Now, [popbottle], don't go off half-cocked. |
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At least it's not another cockamamie idea |
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MIT, CalTech, IIT, Georgia Tech, PET, IBM, 3M all available at a T-shirt shop near you. |
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If that could be done, would it not be better employed on spinal
injuries? |
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I wouldn't be too cocksure about that. |
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Size mattering is usually just a phallusy. |
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I am not trying to dictate what you guys should do, but this process reminds me of that old joke about the organ grinder. |
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well, certainly if one is trying to avoid a tragedy of
Dickensian proportions. |
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Egyptian news sources recently reported that due to excessive draining of plumbing into the river, it's now being referred to as the Pee Nile. |
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//Penis Extension // I've already had mine extended - I'm allowed to keep it for another five years on the same contract. |
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Incidentally, regarding the penis transplant in the third link, I note that the recipient was actually complaining about post-operative swelling, which seems ungrateful. |
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There's bound to be some Hayflick issues regarding this approach. |
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Yeah, but you should see the length of my telomeres. |
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