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I love liquorice. I also like equations, so
The Delicious Square
Root of Liquorice is the brand name for a
new type of printer that creates eatable,
three dimensional versions of
topographical equations.
It works using the same basic principles
of
a combination of two technologies: Rapid
prototyping and the Liquorice Rope
Extrusion Process (see links).
The apparatus is available as a full scale
factory unit for mass production
purposes,
or as a desktop printer, suitable for
installation in the local corner sweet
shop.
In the latter case, for a small fee,
customers can choose from a large range
of stored equations and watch as The
Delicious Square Root of Liquorice
printer
manufactures them fresh and ready to
eat
before their very eyes.
see link for example taken from the
wonderful Grapher programme that
comes
free with every Macintosh OSX
Torus-Knot
http://web.mac.com/...ver/Torus-Knot.html
just imagine trying to untangle it with your tongue [xenzag, Apr 06 2007]
Liquorice Rope Extrusion Process
http://ezinearticle...Liquorice&id=234696
Now available as a desktop printer [xenzag, Apr 06 2007]
Rapid Prototyping
http://en.wikipedia...i/Rapid_prototyping
Now printing with liquorice [xenzag, Apr 06 2007]
[link]
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Is that red liquorice, or real liquorice? |
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The only thing black liquorice is good for is throwing blood hounds off of your scent. But maybe toroidal shapes would make it bearable, and a machine could be used for other candies too, so [+] |
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Sorry, but I HATE liquorice. [-] |
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I'm sorry for all those who hate liquorice...
if you learned to like it, your minds would
improve. |
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(abstract ref - Prof S.F.G. Redgie - Journal
of Mandrake and other Root Improvements
of the Mind circa'51- available The London
Institute of ’Pataphysics
www.atlaspress.co.uk)-(may be out of
print) |
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nothing bad can come of this [+] |
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Drat.... Link to image example no longer
works. Boke! |
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