XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: bap@shrdlu.com   
      
   On 16/01/14 20:32, Your Name wrote:   
   > In article , Bernard Peek   
   >  wrote:   
   >> On 16/01/14 13:36, J. Clarke wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I want to see someone 3d-print an apple.  Or a pair of pants for that   
   >>> matter.   
   >>   
   >> I've just watched a 3D printer on the news. It was being used to build a   
   >> custom-made pair of pants. That's in the UK usage of the word, underpants.   
   >   
   > Yep, it's possible to print clothing, although I don't think they've   
   > quite perfected it yet.   
      
   What I saw wasn't producing prototypes or samples. It was producing   
   one-off surgical support garments tailored for individual wearers. It's   
   already up and running as a commercial operation.   
      
      
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