Day: March 26, 2010

RepRap – The Movie

I can just see the movie trailer now…  Picture a team of scientists in full body biohazard suits commenting on the development of the Mendel after the Darwin.

  • Dr. Buxom: “But, professor…  it’s mutated.  I’ve never seen anything like it.”
  • Professor McSternly: <grimly >”I have.”
  • Dr. Buxom: <now breathless> “Professor!  This is amazing!  Where?!”
  • Professor McSternly: “And you have too.” <stabs at a minority report style globe/map of the world>
  • Dr. Buxom: <puzzled> “I don’t understand…  North Africa?”
  • Professor McSternly: “Not just North Africa…”  <looks into camera>  “Egypt.” <cue music BUM BUM BUM!  Takes off glasses.>  “The pyramids.”  <BUM BUM BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>

Oh jeez…  Did I just write the first RepRap fanfic?

Take two of these and call me in the morning

There’s now both a RepRapMap and a MakerBot Map.  In a very small way the MakerBot Map is slightly more interesting.  Since each MakerBot is numbered and we can check the numbers against the batch numbers, it’s possible to get a rough idea of the growth of this type of RepStrap.

Now, if both maps had each ‘bot labeled with it’s date of first operation (date of birth?) we could watch the viral progression of the project. 1  Or, would it be more interesting to see the date a RepStrap first made a set of RepRap parts?

Either way…  infectious ideas defy innoculation!!!

  1. The NY Times had a really great Outbreak style map that you could push back and forth through time, but I can’t find it right now. [↩]
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