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NZ Customs 3D-printed Fearmongering Shot Down

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday March 12 2014, @11:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the their-customs-are-strange-to-me dept.

EvilJim writes :

"New Zealand Customs recently released a report stating guns, drugs and gems could soon be printed in your living room: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9768343/ Printers-capable-of-making-guns
Fortunately some experts have voiced their opinion on this report with some more down to earth thinking: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9773172/ No-smoking-gun-with-3-D-printers-experts-say
When will government get a handle on this technology and stop all the FUD? ever?"

 
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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday March 13 2014, @01:31AM

    by takyon (881) on Thursday March 13 2014, @01:31AM (#15715) Journal

    "Three-dimensional printers can already make guns, and may soon allow people to create gold, gems, food or drugs in their living rooms, the Customs Service has warned."

    Sounds great. I can't wait.

    While all that may be possible in 10-50 years, how is your 3D printer going to make gold without some kind of fission reactor?

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 13 2014, @02:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 13 2014, @02:07AM (#15733)

    With alchemy of course!

  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 13 2014, @02:53AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 13 2014, @02:53AM (#15747)

    While all that may be possible in 10-50 years, how is your 3D printer going to make gold without some kind of fission reactor?

    Fusion, not fission! Of course first you will need complete fission then print the electrons, neutrons, protons etc till you produce the gold item you want. Need fully cyclical E=MC^2. The printing side will be more like fusion though.

    Remember the visual effects on replicators?

  • (Score: 2, Funny) by The Grim Reefer on Thursday March 13 2014, @03:14PM

    by The Grim Reefer (1451) on Thursday March 13 2014, @03:14PM (#16048)

    how is your 3D printer going to make gold without some kind of fission reactor?

    You 3D print the fission reactor first. They left that out of the report out of fear of making it too easy. I'm sure the TSA has a report claiming terrorists can print plutonium for a dirty bomb too.

  • (Score: 1) by beckett on Friday March 14 2014, @12:51AM

    by beckett (1115) on Friday March 14 2014, @12:51AM (#16180)

    how is your 3D printer going to make gold without some kind of fission reactor?

    you just load the 3d printer with a spool of gold wire.