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Saturday, November 8, 2008
Gadgets

Mcor Matrix 3D Printer Replicates Objects on the Cheap With Simple Paper and Glue

12:40AM John Mahoney | 3D printers are awesome. Feed them a computer model, and out comes a real object–often with complexity that is impossible to conjure into reality via any other means. Still blows my mind nearly every time I see one in action. Especially cool, then, is the Mcor Matrix, a 3D Printer that aims to keep cost of ownership at a minimum by using as its elementals regular office paper and a common water-based glue. This hand model, for instance, was produced for only €3.70 ($US4.73). galleryPost('3dprinter', 3, ''); More »
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Friday, March 28, 2008
Vehicles

F-22 Raptor Airframes Falling Apart Due to Bad Glue

11:30PM Jesus Diaz | According to a just-released Air Combat Command report, 30 of the F-22A Raptors delivered by Lockheed Martin use “inadequate adhesive” in their airframes. That means two things in plain language: bad glue; and big trouble. More »
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Weird Combo of the Day: Five Die Free With Gluce

10:00AM Jason Chen | This has to be one of the weirder combos we’ve seen, but Ricardo sent in this picture of a tube of glue that comes free with a dice game in his Portuguese supermarket. We know whenever we have to do some home repair we always wish we had some dice to throw around, and we definitely know that whenever we’re playing dice, we wish we had glue handy. [Thanks Ricardo!] More »
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