Imagine making one of these in the form of Primordia.

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This was made by a 3D printer.
Whilst you don't neccesarily need one you can order it though it's costly.|
You can try one for €500,- for 10 working days.

What is a 3D printer?
3D printing is a phrase used to describe the process of creating three dimensional objects from digital file using a materials printer, in a manner similar to printing images on paper. The term is most closely associated with additive manufacturing technology, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of material.[1] Recently the term is increasingly being used to describe all types of additive manufacturing processes, or even other types of rapid prototyping technology.
Since 2003 there has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers. Additionally, the cost of 3D printers has gone down.[2]The technology also finds use in the fields of jewelry, footwear,industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, and many others.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
One of those printers can cost €4995 - €14995 which is probably more than what your PC costs now.

The printing can happen in three diffrent ways;

Molten polymer deposition
Granular materials binding
Photopolymerization

In other words, This is cool as hell but expensive too!
 

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This was made by a 3D printer.
Whilst you don't neccesarily need one you can order it though it's costly.|
You can try one for €500,- for 10 working days.

What is a 3D printer?
3D printing is a phrase used to describe the process of creating three dimensional objects from digital file using a materials printer, in a manner similar to printing images on paper. The term is most closely associated with additive manufacturing technology, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of material.[1] Recently the term is increasingly being used to describe all types of additive manufacturing processes, or even other types of rapid prototyping technology.
Since 2003 there has been large growth in the sale of 3D printers. Additionally, the cost of 3D printers has gone down.[2]The technology also finds use in the fields of jewelry, footwear,industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, and many others.

Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
One of those printers can cost €4995 - €14995 which is probably more than what your PC costs now.

The printing can happen in three diffrent ways;

Molten polymer deposition
Granular materials binding
Photopolymerization

In other words, This is cool as hell but expensive too!
My school has a 3D printer.
 
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