Well, not quite yet, but you can be sure it's right around the
corner.
Perhaps most of you are not aware of 3D printing yet. That's where a
computer controlled 3-axis nozzle extrudes some kinda glop in layers
to build up a 3D object. The glop is usually some kinda hard setting
resin that will produce a solid object. Now, imagine some kinda food
glop. Not too difficult to imagine, as there is plenty of it out
there, already. Think soft-serve ice cream or Cheez Whiz on a 3-axis
bed, only the glop sets up hard, or at least firm. It might look jes
like this:
http://creativemachines.cornell.edu/node/194
Frankly, I don't look forward to a KA or Cuisinart food printer, as it
means we will be making more and more of our foods into some kinda
spam-like sludge to force though a buncha interchangeable nozzles.
But, I suspect it's gonna be pushed on us, rather we want it or not.
In fact, it's rumored there's already a iPhone app that will phone in
a custom 3D burrito. Not too far fetched to imagine. An all glop
burrito. Taco Bell's offerings are pretty much there, already. Jes
need some lettuce glop.
Come to think of it, we already have a 3D food printer. It sits on a
porcelain water filled mount. Not much control, though. My 2D drink
jet printer works much better. I can write my name!
nb
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