Pipe 2TV New Zealand customs believe we'll all soon be 3d printing gold, gems, drugs in our living rooms

New Zealand customs believe we'll all soon be 3d printing gold, gems, drugs in our living rooms

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In a bid to outdo the TSA on stupidity, New Zealand customs has released a report stating they believe that next on the printing list is gold, gems and drugs, how are they going to protect NZ's borders from nefarious tech-heads bringing 3d object files through customs? I guess they forgot email exists.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/9768343/Printers-capable-of-making-guns
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  • Closed (alchemy is not real)
Reply 3 comments

Earl gray tea. Hot. (Score: 1)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-02-27 18:46 (#7K)

Not quite there yet.

Re: Earl gray tea. Hot. (Score: 1)

by eviljim@pipedot.org on 2014-02-27 22:26 (#7N)

you need to ask the right questions: what sort of plastic do I need to put in to get cocaine with gold sprinkles out?

Think I'd rather print printers so it's printers all the way down (Score: 2, Funny)

by tempest@pipedot.org on 2014-02-27 19:09 (#7M)

The nice thing about a printer that creates gold is the quick ROI. Beat that HP!