HOWTO make a chocolate model of your brain

Image Fbvjvwuh1Yoaqs1 Edible-Chocolate-Brain-From-Mri-Scan

Instructables contributor Inition used a 3D printer to bring his pal Andy's MRI brain scan data into a much more tangible form: a chocolate taste treat. Above is Andy eating his own brain. "Edible Chocolate Brain from MRI Scan"

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http://www.stevebrownismyhero.com/ Steve Brown

…and somewhere, Ray Liotta just felt a chill move through the room.
- http://rhinocrisy.org/ saurabh
  
  Ah, I was going to post this, along with:
  
  WARNING: This scene is *extremely fucking disturbing* and probably should not have been linked!
http://www.theblacklaser.net/ Joe The Wizard

This is some next level nerdy shit and I love it.
http://twitter.com/burntbroccoli Burntbroccoli

Hope it’s not to scale.
Robert Cruickshank

Bonus points if the amygdalae are almond-flavoured.
technogeekagain

“This is your brain. This is your brain on chocolate. This is your brain _as_ chocolate. Any questions?”
Andy Millns

We posted a video of the project here on vimeo: http://www.vimeo.com/inition/chocolatebrain
http://borborygmist.influxofdust.com/ Wayne Dyer

Some wannabe-homeopath somewhere is putting together a business plan.
gjpetch

So awesome.
So hypothetically, if I wanted an MRI or CT scan of my head for the purpose of making a 3d print of my skull just for fun + art, but I don’t have any medical need for such a scan, would that be at all possible? Anyone know if hospitals would ever allow their equipment to be used for artistic purposes?
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  You can probably just pay up front and get an MRI. CT scans are invasive, so probably not.
CognitiveDissident

As a chocoholic, I just want to INSIST that the Brain in the picture is made out of “Cocoa Butter candy”, NOT chocolate!

White Chocolate is simply Cocoa Butter candy, your Honor! This is an OUTRAGE, I demand a fully jury trial!
- Bobsyeruncle
  
  Yep, the real horror here is not that someone’s enjoying snacking on a brain is that that someone appears to enjoy WHITE CHOCOLATE. :(
http://www.hypnosisdownloadmp3.com/ Hypnosis Downloads

So I guess it is true that chocolate does make you smart ;-)
benher

Pah! Liberal zombies pushing their agenda – and brain-eating as an acceptable lifestyle! Eating brains is a choice they make, you know.